Press Conference (Keenan Bailey) Elite Edition September 3

0:00And it's been great for the Titans. I'll leave it at that, not to get too much in the scheme, but we've definitely benefited and me personally learning every day. Can you look at the, I guess, what was the big experience for your career? Is that true? You've coached for another year or three emergency intensity, a Turkish reticle? Yeah, I think, you know, awesome, that's a great question. I hope not. I think the energy was still there with a guy like Kate. Again, it might have been, like I said earlier, it might have been, you know, the 3000 level course with Kate because he's ran that play for four years before I got him. Right now, it still might be the, what do I got to do? And yeah, I mean, I hope the guys feel that the energy's picked up because the urgency has. I mean, eight number eights, not in the room anymore. Great. We're going to play somebody in a couple months. Right? And there's got to be a tie-dend out there. Hopefully it's two, hopefully three tie-dends out there. So hopefully they feel the urgency's picked up. I mean, the room is structured, but G's been in the long time. But it felt like year after year, it was a lot of fun.

1:01The better guy, the next one, the better guy, the next one, that's the thing. It's like, you have to provide full leadership for the guys. You know what I mean? Is that a good one? You decided to tell me, is that just G's job, even if it's not good for the world? Yeah, I don't know. I'm not going to put it all on G's, right? But again, the leaders drive the culture. Whether it be G or whether it be Pat, who's been here for a long time and played a lot of football, or whether it be Will came in and said, no, this is what it should look like. I mean, I want those guys to take it around with it. You know, on Saturdays, I'm in the box. I'm not cutting off the C-Guy. It's got to come from them. Now, again, my job is coaches to make them hear things they don't want to hear. You know, pushing to do things they don't want to do. So I'm certainly going to do that at times, and I'll keep doing it. But they've done a great job of driving the culture. When you were in the room, when Kevin was in the offensive meeting room for so many years, does this have a chip kind of get you guys back to where you guys were with Kevin? I know that the room has an offensive staff. You guys were kind of young last year. Now to have chip with that experience, is that kind of like what you guys have with Kevin?

2:01You know, some similarities. I think the comparison is that we're talking about Kevin Wilson, and Chip Kelly, two of the brightest, you know, minds and offensive football in the last several decades. So I think there's some similarities there. But yeah, I think it's a loud one coach day, maybe to delegate to Coach Kelly, and let him be the best version of himself, and Coach Kelly's been an awesome leader, right, of driving us, and listening, and providing input. So it's been great. I don't know if it's exactly like it was with Coach Wilson, but it feels great, however it is right now. Kevin, was there initially a bigger role, expected for Jolani in the cotton bowl, and did that not get to come to fruition as much as the way that came played out here? You know, I don't remember exactly what, you know, the expectation was he was going to help contribute. And certainly we wanted him to contribute from the jump, and keep them in there contributing. The game kind of started off, you know, not ideal, and we had Kate in there, and you know, that was his last game as a buck guy. So we felt comfortable riding out with him,

3:02but I think Jolani and everyone else is kind of focused going forward. Did you guys see him going to find during the bowl prep that was a step forward at all? Yeah, oh yeah. He definitely takes that forward for sure. If you are painting an ideal situation for the ball, what does the depth look like in terms of how many guys you'll trust? I think I got six seats in there, so six of the toughest dudes on the team. I'm not sure I'm just giving the coach speak, but I mean, however it shakes out, hopefully we could play 13% or 14% now, and I got guys out there that are going to go a recent heavy, but I don't know. They're going to make that sort of out. Right now I'm worried about whatever Thursday's practice, seeing the toughest dudes on the field. Are you seeing enough of that to feel comfortable saying that that can happen by playing? Yeah, I mean, we're taking strides. We'll see about the end of spring, and then hopefully fall camp. It's a long ways away from wherever we play with going. Yeah, it's been great. It's been great. Pumper turn and kick return, and again, the coach, other positions too, right?

4:02I mean, special teams comes down to technique and effort, right? And that's the ultimate test of the brotherhood, and no one signed up to be a buck out of be on Pumper turn. They want to be first round this, first round that. So it's been awesome. And involved in that. Oh yeah, we're working quite a few guys back there. We got some options. So that'd be fun. I mean, he had more time, right? Just because we have that whole month of kind of December for development. And you know, the bull press a lot like spring ball, and that he has those three or four weeks, you know, to get the reps he wasn't getting during the year, because Cade was taking it. I think good. I think it just shows that, you know, next man in, we trust you fully. Cade couldn't go. No one better than I was G, then it was Pat period. We call their offense.

5:05There's no modified offense or anything like that. So to put our trust in him, then he went out and made a lot of plays. And both of this gets played really well. I think that helps the confidence for him and awesome. Really good. When you look at G now, do you, and this is the easiest question, maybe, do you see a tight end now? You're still one I'm saying from a couple years ago. He moved over from wide receiver and all this kind of stuff. What just chuffed out at you about what he brings to the tight end spot? Yeah, I know what you're asking too. I promise you I never like, he's in the tight end room. I didn't say, oh, but he's a receiver playing tight end. He's a tight end. He's a tight end. So he's going to be greater like a tight end, treated like it. So I never really, but like Kevin talked about when the, you know, first made the move, you want to, you want to get this guy some confidence playing tight end, meaning, I'm not going to say it gets lesser opponents, but having some success out there, you know, like in the run game, the blocking aspect of things and stuff. And he seems to progress big time from that. I mean, do you feel that way too? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. He's going way better. And again, that practices, he's on the left side. He's against JT. If he's on the right side, he's against Shaq.

6:07So I mean, there's no, this is Ohio State. You're playing against the best every day. So yeah, he's definitely progressed. Do you think that collaborative effort you guys having a special team? Do you think that's benefiting you guys in terms of how you're coaching that day? Yeah, I think so. Dan as far as ownership goes, right? Like, I mean, I'm not saying I wasn't invested last year, but shoot. I'm a partner during the kicker journey. I mean, that's Coach Hartlan and I's product out there. And if there's not tight ends all over those units, and they're not going to play tight end in Ohio State, and I bet you Hartlan feels the same way about the receiver. So as far as the buy-in from the staff, heck yeah. Heck yeah, for me, at least speaking for myself. When Coach stayed brought that up, what did you think about that change? And number two, what is he told you he wants that he wasn't getting from a special team two years ago? No, he never told me anything about last year. It was all about, okay, how it going to be? This is, again, Ohio State. Whatever the janitorial staff is supposed to be the best in the country. The tight end coach better be the best dynamic in the country. Same thing with quarterback. Same thing with Pumbertron Coach. On the Pumbertron Coach, I should be the best one in the country. So I got to work with Coach Hartlan and Coach Keeze and everyone else learning this game and techniques

7:11and now we got to put on the field. You fund yourself studying, punt returns, like NFL teams and things like that. How are you doing your prep work? Oh yeah, Coach Hart, Coach Keeze, thanks Gunner. I mean, we bought to ourselves in a room for a week there. I don't think I did any offense. You already have pretty good knowledge of the turn game or the coach, if you'd have to start from scratch. No, yeah, there was no starting from scratch, Dan. I mean, it's all ball. And that's the coolest thing about special teams is, if you're on special teams, it's going to make you better tight. And it's going to be a better DB, you're running back and it's like the technique and everything like that. I think I had pretty fair foundation and then maybe some tweaks and, you know, kind of we have to decide what our identity is going this season. I think we proved it on special teams because he played on special teams before we played offense. And then just reps that practice again against blocking the best linebackers in the country.

8:14It doesn't matter if you're a fine star or if you're a walk on. But to that point, I think sometimes there's a mentality of, but he's just a walk on. That does not exist with Pat. It's went out the window to start a, once you start a plan. Is that how you approach it here? Oh, guys, I'm a 30. I'm about 1130. I'm just having stars. Oh, yeah. Is that help you? Oh, yeah, they know. I think everyone in my room knows and, you know, guys I talked to on the recruiting trail. Kate went down and knew his G and then Pat was right in. I didn't see that in I. I'm going to put the toughest dude out there who goes to the hardest. Right? I don't care if you're from Ohio, your dad's a buck guy, if you're a walk on or a five star, whatever should help us win, you know. We can marry the fans. Not period. Yeah. You still work with them? Or how does that kind of work right? Yeah, we can. I mean, with Max and Toe, it's Face Times and it's encouraging them to get here and watch practice so that when they get here, right after graduation, we could hit the ground running. But yeah, it's much prep work as we could do on the front end with, you know, setting them tip sheets and that's what it thing. We're technology nowadays.

9:14I mean, COVID, we had to do it. So yeah, we could get to work right now. Two more questions, folks. With the special teams question, the collaboration that you guys have, it's three people in one room. Like, how does that work semantically where you guys are all putting your heads together to get one idea? Just how does that play out in the room together? Yeah, I mean, luckily, I mean, it's Coach Hart and I. I mean, that guy, we worked, we see each other every day for the last eight years and luckily, I worked for years with him. So that's so organic, Hart and I just kind of bounce each other, thoughts off each other. We can read each other's minds by now. I think that's how close we are. So this is really organic in there. And then Coach Kees does a great job of kind of setting the direction, giving us some expertise and we just kind of have a flow off each other. Okay. Obviously, the guys react to that. So you're coaching, but that's much of a team's. Yeah, I think they like it because like the accountability, again, if my tight ends aren't on point return to kicker joint, they're not playing tight end and they know that. So I think across the board, it gives us a platform to coach other positions. In a time when the print transport is so big, and the guy like G probably could have left multiple times if he wanted to,

10:15what does that do for the room? To have a guy who's a leader, have just so set that. So I'm like, I'm going to stay here, I'm going to stay here and make an impact. That's the goal. Yeah, I think it speaks volumes. You hit the nail on the head, not just for G, but for the brotherhood. And I know it sounds cliche and people read it on Twitter and kind of roll their eyes to brotherhood. Why did they think the entire defense came back for the brotherhood? We got two goals here. We haven't done them since she's been here. He hasn't hit his two goals, so he stayed for the brotherhood. So I think it speaks volumes for G as a leader in the room. But also, you look around a roster, how many guys could have either left for other opportunities in the portal or in the NFL? So I think it speaks volumes to the brotherhood. Is it different at tight end with the transfer portal maybe? Because for some positions, it's such a development position at tight end where you have to develop run blocking and you have to learn the passing game. Is it different trying to keep kids around maybe in the portal era at tight end? Yeah, maybe it is. And I haven't really thought about that because it's still so new. I think you've got to be so honest in recruiting. If you think I'm going to walk into a living room and say, come be my starting tight end, I should be crazy.

11:16You're crazy. Now, come prepared and get to work before you get here. And I'm going to give you the opportunity to. Again, I'll take a question earlier. I don't care if it's a senior or a true freshman. If you could play, you could play period. I can't wait. Give me a true freshman, you could play tight end. It's still high-estate. You've got to block Jack and JT. And then your dog tired next play. You're getting covered by Downs and Lathen and all those guys. You kidding me? Is this NFL? No, it's Ohio State. Right? So yeah, I think it's a little bit different, but you've got to be honest on the front end. Keena, thank you very much. Also, thanks, guys. Thanks, Coach. Thank you. What did you take out of last season? You mentioned coming straight out of high school. Don't play a ton. How much did you take away? What kind of things did you learn from freshman? I'll say it was tough, you know. But I'm wondering from guys like Mike Hall, Ty Hamilton, Tylie, these guys are pro at guys. So I'm just trying to get, I'm going to ask many questions I have for them. And it's really just getting better, just every day.

12:18Full bag, I like it. No petition, no petition. I just wanted to do my job. I'm a team player, so whenever I got to be from my team, I'm a great player. No, this is not surprising to me. I'm not going to work. I couldn't work my whole life, but I feel like Coach makes this all season. It's really big for me. I like doing what I have to do in my job. I know. I was about to be here. I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up.

13:19I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up. What is the reason you have a different thing with me? I want to say a photo of me, but I'm here for a reason. A guy I got me here for a reason. So whatever happens, you know, it happens. I love you here. I just know that would be great. That was a lot of times like the player of the year, doesn't it get that often? You can do it easily. I actually imagine it or something. I should find a shoulder, but it's not a big season. It's just getting better here. I'm sure people here will plan for a goal. Really, yeah, I got a big chip on my shoulder. I don't take no days for granted. I know because you've got to play every play like your last play. So that's how I do it. I'm just looking motivated. Some big season coming up, 17 games. Somebody got to step up. And a day leading on the young guys like me and Jason. He wrote, it's time wanted to step up.

14:19Can we see you in the back of the spring game? Can we get a touchdown in the spring game? I don't know. We ain't really been talking about it. But I think during the season, we got to save it. We got to see it. I want to see it. I want to see it. I want to see it. I can't let the opposing teams know when we got the playing. How did you think that went, sir? In the cut move? Yeah, with the full back. It was awesome. It just felt like high school days. I'm excited. I'm blocking for guys like Kurshane, Train, Dallant. I mean, it's going to open it. Do you have to fight with Kayden for that role? Because he was just talking about it too. So clearly, is it good work? I think we share a couple of plays. Whatever it is for my team, I'm going to do it. Is it Kayden doing it or I do it? I think it's going to be a good thing for us. The offensive lineman, when you're going to the DLL, I will give you the best food. We had the best matchups. I like going against Donnie and Fryer.

15:20I feel like those are pro guys. So I'm going to get the best. You're at the Ohio State. So every day, you're going to compete with the best. So you got to bring it. You mentioned 17 games to the next episode. There's got to be more depth inside. Is that competition like when you talked about hero games? Was that competition like a lot of games? I was really competitive. I'm trying to be them to the ball. I feel like all of us, we just work and get better. You know what's upstate this year? We're trying to be the top of North America last year. That's the only thing we have in mind. But we just want to be spring. Of course, to get ready for the season. How have Thailand and Thailand have set the standard? Those are events. I'm glad they came back. They saw me being little things. Like little things I'm working on. Like technique lines. And he's my game. So it's not really good for them to come back. Kind of like little distance. Thank you very much. Just the rushing attack, I think. All righty. We'll go to the left for our ballerine. Then we're going to come over to the right to Steven Means. Yeah, Ryan, when your defense has been as dominating,

16:21as it is and has been. And they break a big one on you. Is that almost shocking? That would something like that happens. Because it's just one little glitch, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. And they have a very good scheme. And they do a nice job. And they really milk the clock and try to shorten the game. Which is smart on their end. And they're a good team. And they're going to make some plays. But other than a couple explosive plays, certainly the long pass. I thought that was a good game. A couple explosive plays, certainly the long pass. I thought our defense played strong tonight. Did a nice job against, you know, a good defense they. Yeah, they had to do a great job. The quarterbacks were very good. But I thought we were physical. We ran to the ball, played hard. Again, there's a lot of issues there that we've got to get fixed. There's no question. And again, it's our job to identify and we get them fixed. Over here to Steven Means. Ryan, you've often talked about sometimes. You see look for trends. I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with the team. Did you notice some of these red zone issues maybe in fall camp or the spring?

17:21Or is this maybe something that's been more surprising that you have a lot? No, no. I mean, the throw to Carnell could have been a little bit stronger. I think Carnell wishes he had that one back. He could have taken it over his head. The fade throw to Jeremiah. I thought we could have been cleaner. We just stepped out of bounds on the one. We did have a penalty. And when you start the drive right around the 10 yard line, you can't mess around in that moment. When you're trying to get a touchdown from first and goal from the 10, you've got to be on point and everything you're doing. And I just think it was a little bit of a lack of execution. But we have good ideas down there. We have the right packages going in. I think we can coach you better. And I think we can execute you better. Well, stay over here to Bill Landis. Ryan, we saw Lincoln come on for that one short yardage play. Do you guys consider using that at all in the red zone? Is that up in on your mind at all coming in to season season? Yeah. And it will be. It'll continue to be because the good news with Lincoln is Lincoln can throw it. And he can run it. So I thought he did a nice job reading it.

18:22He found himself right behind that double team and the puller and hit it. So that was a good conversion for us. We do have more things for him. But the whole offense available when Lincoln's in there. So we'll keep looking at that. And probably have some of that available. Not that it's not going to be a surprise. So it's not a secret. Have some of that available in the red zone over having a hard time. Something to go do is a weapon. So I'm going to go here to Spencer and then to the other side to Bill Rubinowitz. Ryan, you guys have been really good situationally throughout the last seven or eight games. And then tonight was what it was with two minute in the red zone. How much do you take that in consideration when what you're planning for the by-week going forward? And do you have to kind of alter the by-week now that you kind of saw what happened tonight? Oh, yeah. We're going to try to identify those things. And you're right. And part of that is playing through it with some inexperienced guys. But there's no question. We turn them all over to two-minute drill. We don't support in the red zone. So we better spend some time in that during the by-week because you're right.

19:23The situations are important. And in a game where they only have 55 plays and we only have 63, the percentages of situations become higher because you're not playing 70 and 80 plays. So we've got to get better in those areas and we'll make sure we address them. So we're going to left here, builder boats. What's your assessment of Julian's play tonight? The numbers are really good but there are a couple of ones he probably wants back. Yeah, I thought he played well. A lot of good plays. But what you have to learn, excuse me, learn as a quarterback. I say it's just like golf. You can have a great day but if you hit two in the water, your rounds ruined. It's the same way here. And a tip ball on a two-minute drill could cost you a game. And then we got a chance to put them away up three scores. We're going to get our four score. In that moment, he knows he's got to take the sack, which is not something that he's had to do before. I think we had to play open if you're watching on film. Max was open on the sideline. I think he saw that. We got some penetration. Our guard got knocked off.

20:24And so the end came right up the field in his face. In that moment, he knows he's got a third hand that, which is his chest. Go down, take the sack. Take your medicine and live to see another day. So a lesson learned. With that being said, and he threw some good balls, I thought again he had good timing. I thought his deep balls were excellent tonight. The first one down the sideline of Jeremiah had a lot of air on it, which is allow him to go make a play. And I thought both posts were well thrown. Head good rhythm. But those are all good. We got to play through those things. So it's good in a situation like this. That's why I called the time-house to get a two-minute out there because you got to play through these things. And you got to learn from them. So it was a spy that jumped in the window on him. How do you get in front of that one? You know, I mean, okay, when there's a spy right there looking at you and kind of mirroring you, you got to make sure you understand that because the read was to throw the ball that tied in. But there was a guy right there and he tipped the ball in the air and created a turnover.

21:26So these are all the things the more you play, the more you're remembering as opposed to learning. All right. Before we come over here to Austin, we're going to send sunny styles and Jalen McLean to the back. We'll come over here at Austin Ward. Austin, go ahead. Ryan, you've said a couple times there are a lot of lessons learned tonight. I'm trying to figure out if you feel frustrated by what you saw tonight or disappointed or like, you're hard to read right now because you still won comfortably, but I know you won't ever be truly satisfied. How do you feel about that overall tonight? I'm definitely frustrated in the first half with our inability to score touchdowns in a red zone. And then encourage with the way we responded in the second half is probably the safest way. Somewhere in there, there's a lot of other things going on. But I think a lot of it we got to get on the film and identify it. The game was moving quickly. But I will say again that I felt like the sideline, the players that look in their eye, there was never any panic, which is a good sign for a young team. So and we've got to make sure we're doing our part as coaches, putting them in the right

22:27situation. All right. We'll do three more. Cameron T. Robinson. What do you like about the way Bo Jackson is running right now and how do you kind of work him in with CJ and James? Well, the Titans give us some versatility as you can see tonight just with some of the things we're doing. And then Bo Jackson has some big playability and he can catch the ball well out of the backfield. So I thought James had some runs on the second half that were better for him. I thought CJ ran hard on a couple of good runs, especially the third one with the big grouping in the game. It was a free guy in the hole and that's short yardage running. You got to run and break B your own blocker. He did. He ran through contact. So there was some good things there. But Bo has some home run hitting ability, which is a weapon for us and we'll figure out how that fits in moving forward. The more he plays, the more he's going to learn.

23:27But you can see the vision and you can see the explosiveness. Two more Cameron T. Robinson and then Tim May. Ryan kind of off that. Obviously, it seems like Bo has worked his way into that rotation with those three. How different is the feel or the rhythm of the game with a two back system as you guys had last year and you guys have worked with me in this year as opposed to working in three guys who you want to get snapsuit and feel the game out with? I think we're still figuring that out. That rhythm to be quite honest. You saw some groupings in the game where we had multiple backs in the game at once. Not a lot of them, but a couple. We have multiple tight ends in the game. I think we're trying to figure out what's grouping gives us puts the most stress on the defense and puts our guys in the best situation to be successful. But I think the good news is when you go from three wide receivers in the game and one tight end to two tight ends, two receivers in the game to three tight ends, one receiver in

24:28the game to four tight ends, no receivers in the game, two backs, one tight end to receiver. There's a lot of different things. Now, the defense has to have different packages and prepare for all of those things. We're still trying to identify because you have an idea what you're going to see in practice, but then it doesn't always carry over to the game and then you see things in a game. And you start to see guys have success as coaches. We've got to put them in those situations more and figure out how to build on those packages. So a lot of work to do here in the by-way because this run that we're about to go on is going to be a difficult run. We have to go to Washington. I just talked to the team about this. We've got to come back play Minnesota. Then we've got to go to Illinois and to Wisconsin. And that's going to be a difficult run. There's some good teams there. So we've got to make sure that we've got our ducks in a row as we head into this run. We'll wrap it up with 10 May. Yeah, Ryan, what does it say about this team, too, though, that two of you real dudes, Jeremiah Smith and Colonel Tate on those poster outs really.

25:31I'm not saying bailed you out, but came up big when you really needed the most. But just say about it going forward. Yeah, I know they're deep play threats. And then again, when you can throw and catch them like that, it just, it opens up so many other things. And they were playing pretty low, lower than probably we expected, lower than we usually see. And so there was big plays to be had out there. And I think they kind of challenged Julian to throw the ball. You know, a young quarterback, let's see what happens. And I thought it was a plan. They did a nice job. We didn't finish off the drives in a red area. And so they found themselves in the game in a second half. So, you know, credit to them. You know, they played well so far this year and they'll have a good season. But you can see when we get our, you know, those two guys in particular downfield, they're a major threat in any type of one-on-one situation. All right, coach. Thank you very much, guys. All right, guys. No, don't have one. Thank you.

26:32Thank you. We'll be playing as much. So I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt. So I can bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot of good. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time I've scored all these last years. What have you seen from Lil? Because I kind of felt like last year we all forgot about it because he was hurt. Now he's running, you know, almost a second man out behind you and Ty. What have you seen in the game? Well, it was a workhorse. He, he goes, stay quiet. He's going to work hard. And that's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get the job done, do a job right. Rarely has any mistakes. So what would be a successful season? A national championship? A ring. When all the games we don't want to lose anything, we got a mindset that we can't be beat. And we just got to go show it. That mindset, different. It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year, even more so, you guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like an opposite one. Does that just keep feeling different?

27:33Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Like we, most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go, go bigger, go home, and we're not trying to go home. It's finished big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute. Right? You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that, hey, you guys want to win a national championship? But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying, we just work harder. That's kind of a coach makes a saying, you know, nobody cares, just work harder. Like those, you know, one plate Georgia is the same thing. Yeah. Last, last play, you know, they went on the win in 90. So we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season. I think we'll be fine. How frustrating is that? You're that close against the last two national titles.

28:35Of course, as you know, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to, you know, come back and work harder. Do things better than you did last year. And hopefully the outcome will change. So as you get older, you kind of learn, I thought I was working hard, and then you always find out there's a little more. And you could have been doing it. Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's what growing up is basically in college. I thought, freshman year, I was working as hard as I could, but now I look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all, compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. If the stamina is a 16, then the answer to like, what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, it is a 75. 80, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. So, it's a good stamina. You have to be on the hot end. It's been a thing. Yeah. The idea of a potential is 16, and it's everything. Yeah. So, I think, I think we, I definitely can last.

29:43I just, you know, we got to get the young guys that come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody's like, online, D-Line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D-Line and the online. And everywhere else, so we can last that long run. Speaking of the lights, K-Dolk, let me snap. Did you like playing that many snaps again last year? I don't know if any of us were really expected to be playing that many snaps. Yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a lot. I thought, like, there are no moments you know, I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games, like, you know, Notre Dame too, or those kind of games. Of course, I want to be in, because I know I can contribute. And I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. What stands out about Taden McDonald? Because he got the team. You guys are the second. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows it all the time. He's just, he's just, he's grown right now. He has to work, I think. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook, things like that.

30:43You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th or your 327. He's 326. Yeah, he's very often. I kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's just got to develop more and getting to playbook. So really a lot on you older guys. There's that large group of young guys, and then there's these seniors in the back. Is that part of your cast for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah, definitely. We got to be leaders. Like I said, we got to have them play this year. We can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we got to get them right, learn all season, so they can play. And not just play, they want to like contribute, like, make plays, tackle, and sex. Let's stay down about this first one. Thank you. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the first-man class is a bigger, bigger player. So you guys kind of, there's going to kind of a while you want to solve the first. Yeah, there definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I've only seen much of some lead day two when I'm passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard, you know, they're determined to...

31:43I just say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. I'm going to put this notes. It feels like, you know, there's a lot of great defense that you have big, athletic defensive tactics that you can eat up space, but also move, you know, right? That is that. Is that an environment maybe for great defense to have guys like you that have some balls, but also a great team? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners, like Team of North, they got two good, uh, detacled, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they won't defied by the defense attackers. Like, what's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter. Let's miss again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. You get this funny, like, how? I mean, you understand it because you play it. But I feel like some time, I don't know, are people realizing how important defense tackles are?

32:44A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop more and more of these like freakiest detacles. Like, in the combine, just now, you seeing like those guys, they're moving four to four, seven, eight, and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about those freakiest out-line defense attackers, how do you think you fit into that old, that kind of player? You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top-notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head, but, you know, watch the combine. I watch the dude that drove. I have tape here, you like, you look at my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. Do you become like a artist and a person who batting up passes the figure-wags and your clanks? I mean, when you're going, you can say spring practice, you're not doing as much a weapon or another weapon. That's strong. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how many that last year, like, you have a goal in mind? How many do you want to have? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that, but I think they've counted.

33:44I think they've counted some of them, and it's some of them where I like just missed it. But I think we work on Joe's match in the hand. I think that's, uh, goes big, and uh, what we do is a D-line, you know, just affecting the quarter-deck is, anyway, you can, it's just great for the defense, you know, just that little thing covering his eye, you know, he might throw it. A little bit to the left to our player. So it's something that you really, really have to work on. You can do that with what you do. It's a theory that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You can bring your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen, like, oh, that pass really takes a little bit. We don't have to ask this trial. We kind of kind of expect it for the second. I think I just have like, like, an eye for the ball kind of, I kind of just look at the quarterback, and just, I see him like, load up. I just try to get in his way, and sometimes he just throws it to me. How do your opponent do you want to be, or how do you stay quarterback? You're back down passes. I mean, they get frustrated, but, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting back. Watch a lot of different backs, man.

34:45They just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs, and you got to go right now. One, two, three. I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you one. I would say, Sequon Gibbs, and... I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best backer this year? Best back in this draft. I'll lead that up, the y'all. That's y'all, that's y'all decision. Playing well, Howard? What I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard, man. He's just such a great leader, man. It's just like, in moments where, you know, usually a lot of players, they fold, man. He was just always calm and relaxed, man. He, just the leader that he was, man. That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. Yeah, he's... He's going to be really good, man. He's Coach Locke. I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia.

35:47Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James, people's, man. He's smart. The way that he goes about his business, man. He's mature. And so, man, he's growing, you know, just as a person and as a player. And so, man, yeah. Definitely Ohio State. You know, that running back room is in great hands. So, it's right there, like I'm looking at some U.S. spotting, but I'm just not the best news in all of the game. And I'm just trying to help keep that up until the end. Yeah. Coach, Coach Hartline, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well, you know. I'm just learning from him as well, you know. I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think that would do really good. Straight line is going to be able to play on front, like the way to. That's probably what strength it is. Just the intensity, man. And the intensity of the playoffs, every game, man, is like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and the intensity, it keeps getting higher and higher.

36:51And so, yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it, you know, each and every day and come in and work. Just like Ohio State, you know, I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. You know, I just remember even before going through this process, I'll talk to a lot of players before that. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them, you know, for the NFL. And so, yeah. What's your favorite game? Yeah. Yeah, I know I took a couple days off after the National Championship. And then, shoot, right after that, I'm writing Sample Florida and I'm right to it. And so, yeah, I think while I trained, I trained at your morph performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man, they did a really good job. The Bucking Nears, you know what I have in? Tampa, Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man.

37:53Really nice. The 40, the broad and the vert. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No, man. It's really all about technique. And then it's about mindset as well. And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. I know how it is for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, you know, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I tell Will, I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit, you know. And so, I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so, man, it's for the love of my brother's, though, man, making sure the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now when you need to start?

38:53In my game, you can't really work on this, you know, in all season, I feel like it's more so, you know, you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run, you know, maybe it's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so, that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better at it. I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year. And so, I just want to continue to build on that. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So, people try to look like, I'm not in the moral here. You get back in your ass and you can't get me out of the game tomorrow. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I haven't come here. Sure, yeah, man, I haven't come here. Great, great back, man. Just what he does and knows, one on one matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie. He's smooth. Yeah. Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill.

39:53And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. You know, a man and man coverage, you're getting on that line backer. And so. Yeah, I say the man, the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man. And the way that man, he approaches the game. He comes in with the mindset, you know, he's going to work every single week. You know, every practice, you know, he's working hard, you know, even shoot it. I don't know, every good, I think he had it. Every game was a good game for him, man. And so, but still, man, he always has the mentality to mindset that, you know, he's going to come in each and every day. He's going to continue to work and get better, man. And so he's definitely, man, he's going to be a special player, man. He really is. I'm not starting to get into any of those victories. I think it's a national champion when he went back on it, but what stands out for you?

40:53Man, a lot of ups and downs, man, it's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. It's just, I'm not having something to lean on now. You know, I remember before I met him, you know, going through those adversity, I had nothing to run to. You know, you can run to people, but they still can't, it's not too much. They can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so, being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments where it's tough, you know, where it's slow. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort, you know. Even in those moments, man, where it's so hard that you can't explain. It's like, man, I'm going through this, but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so, that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so, which aspect do you do those other individuals that you want to model and from being around power to end?

42:00Man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Am I just really loved their mentality? Especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man. That boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted. You know, you see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, still farming somebody, and she, that's a gain of 10. So, I'm just trying to do some of the things that he does, he just realizes two different guys. Shoot, I think, yeah, man, I think it's just like, he's just gifted, man, too, beyond it. He's just gifted, you know, he's a big back, you know, he's strong, and so, you know, he's able to do those things. So, yeah, man, it's definitely, you know, I look at his game, and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quincham. You know, I want to look at his game, and it's like, man, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. What's your last experience in the game?

43:01Druel and San. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate, and so, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, continuing to grow as a leader, continuing to grow as a player. And so, he's going to be really good for a high state. He's, I know just the quarterback position. I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've definitely been vocal. And so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask him, Julian San as well, is to beat that vocal leader and lead the offense and lead the team. Thanks, Druel. Thanks, Druel. Shoot, man, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And I kind of see them, you know, similar, these inner games as well. And I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. I feel like he's not talked about his none. A lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights is great. I remember before I recruit, before I committed here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every, every one of his years here, like four or five times.

44:05So, man, he was such a great back. And I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. And so, appreciate you all. You have a good one. You have a good one.

45:05You have a good one. You have a good one.

46:06You have a good one. You have a good one. You have a good one. You have a good one. You have a good one. You have a good one. Well, I got coming in last year. I knew the role. So I just tacked Eric Dave really the same way. How different are you weight wise, body wise on that from the year ago? I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240. I'm like 244 right now. Last year, I played it like 236 to 37. What does it feel like at 244 or bail? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more, more back. I just feel like I'm like, like, like more downhill, like stronger. Like I'm taking on blots better. It's bigger. No. Maybe that's not the correct term, but to think you're going to be playing much more than you did even last year.

47:07And you played quite a bit last year and stuff. What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? Is it going to get ready to just play 30 more snaps? But how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8-stand point? I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. The Texas opener is a rematch in the so to speak, but it's not really two different teams compared to the last time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the where an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do what we're preparing for it. I already just broadly worked today. I think Riley ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he ended up here in the book. He stood in like he advanced. And his measurements was crazy. He saw it like a saw line to him. Or like you said you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready for whatever the team needed from you?

48:12Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, just whenever I was needed, I had to step up. I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready, is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. A different is that feeling this year's analyze? Asked one more time. How different is that responsibility? I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Somebody who's some reason. I don't know where.

49:12How many words you want? I say, describe my game. When you think of me, you would think of like a bullet, like a silver bullet. I don't really know bullet. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but. Oh, yeah, yeah. I was like, what's the first question? How does that fit you? What are you going to show me about? I think it fit me because. I don't know, I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom. We're moving around a lot. A lot of the terms is like, no, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. Does it kind of, you can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe? It's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on, but it's like, I just like his defense.

50:12I like how the pressure defense. I like what he got going on. What was it sad when CJ left the ring? No, I wanted to say that. I was kind of like happy for him. No, that's what he wanted. No, no. No, that's my dog. So yeah, kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy for him though. I don't think you go ahead one last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for, you know, that wasn't maybe your national championship. You guys will win your own. How much do you feel that is a guy who certainly contributed last year, but will be in this bigger role and along the summer year, your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, yeah, I do feel like I did win a nati last year, but like you said, my role wasn't same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one experienced that like feeling maybe on the field, a lot more place. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks a lot. I'm sure a lot of you have heard of this just playing this.

51:14You're trying to work out. You're going to be a CCC. I think it applies to me just pretty much. I'll talk to you guys tonight. I just let my play do you guys down to something to work on. I'm just going to play and open a 90-minute. Yeah, most definitely is playing on Fagging, maybe a little too much. Yeah, those dudes got there when some of the best players. I think you do. You know, I'm saying they ain't playing the preseason. You know, talking a lot. And they busted out. So it's not about them. We practice hard. We go about things the way all throughout camp. We attack this camp and truly a lot of the guys that's been in other places said this is the hardest camp they've been in part. So, you know, it's a big, big, big place. Basically pretty much is the thing. Yeah, we did it last year and I'm not sure if it was fake. It's a big deal. It is what it is. It's a scrimmage. So those joint practices, you know, we went about them in our way. At the end of the day, we didn't play good this Monday. Not late.

52:14But y'all want it. Karen, you have to come back. In fact, we're going to stand for getting on the ground. Why is it just a kind of call like that? I think you just got a lot of time to guys here. We got down the field. We've been shooting ourselves in the field. We've got to find ways to keep driving on and off the plays. You know that? That y'all see all glimpses. We'll happen a little more. We've got to find ways to stack plays, stack drives. Take the ropes. And I just got to play better, you know, personally. Yeah? What would 49ers go into kind of give you some problems tonight? I just played harder than us tonight. Honestly, I feel like we didn't do a good job with sustaining drives. Obviously, I take that personally on myself. I had a job in the fumble. So I feel like I cost those two sustained drives there. You know, we played a great defense that did their job very well. I feel like part of it was us beating ourselves. I'm not just being on our details, but you know, part of it. You know, hats off to them. They did a great job.

53:15You said they played harder than you guys. Is this a little bit of a wake-up? If you know what that team is accomplished, you guys are trying to. Right. Yeah, I feel like, you know, obviously, I feel like we have all the talent and pieces that we need in place is just, you know, obviously, sometimes you need that type of game to see, like, what you need to do, where you need to be at and the standard, the standard that you need to be at. So I feel like, you know, we're going to learn from it. We'll just get better from night to worried about it tonight, you know. 16 teams are on one, 16 teams are on one to know. Why aren't you worried about it? Just because we know that, you know, this isn't our standard and we know that's not how we need to be playing. So I know we're going to, you know, I'll come back tomorrow, forget about it, watch the film, take the constructive criticism and just get better from it. So we're all getting out there with Aaron and what did you see? Or did you see him and then you finally got a look at him and a game? Yeah, I just know that, you know, you got to be real attentive to him. Me and him communicate every play in the back, but I was verified with him as far as protections he wants and the routes I'm going to run out of the backfield.

54:17So, you know, he just came up to me today. I told him I was sorry I didn't play as well as I could have, was up to my potential and he just, I just don't be a long season, but I'm not worried about it. You'll be fine. So, like I said, I didn't play up to my potential the day. So I feel like as a whole offense, we got to be better for our defense and our defense wants to be better for us. So we'll be fine because we're going to get better as a whole. It's obvious for the first time you guys as an offense looking at their, we've gotten to play this many plays. What do you think will benefit from getting back and look at it and kind of just go out over everything that you guys did not be able to take forward the tape? Just having that experience. Yeah, I think it's just, it just, all of a matter of watching the tape and seeing what we shot ourselves in the foot. I feel like we did do some good things today, but obviously we didn't sustain dry as well enough, which today we're doing and that's why they were able to control the time of possession towards the end of the second quarter through the rest of the game. So I just feel like we've got to continue to be on our details and sustain dry and that's where I pride of them myself.

55:18You know, Aaron said he needed to play better and everybody on our offense obviously thinks they needed to play better, but for me personally, I said I had a, I had a missed reader to a drop in the phone. So I feel like I put that on myself, which you know, I'm going to come back and get better. I want my coaches to, you know, really, really, I know they're going to coach me and give me the constructive criticism on these. So I can, you know, rebound and just be better for the next game. What did you learn about Aaron in the huddle? I already knew it. I already knew everything about him from him being around us going through camp. There wasn't anything different. You know, he never gets too high or too low. He kind of stays, of course. Obviously, it was frustrating because we weren't converting how we wanted to today, but you know, he's a real leader, real captain and, you know, a great leader of a team. So I think we're going to be fine. You guys had that drive where you went up 70 yards and scored efficiently. Like, could you feel like you guys are about to start going on up or track down? Yeah, I definitely did.

56:20You know, obviously we showed that, you know, when we, when we can, that we came up the ball when we want to really high powered offense, but you know, we just didn't click how we showed up today. That's what caused us to have to go to the 49ers they did what they did well. So, you know, we just got to be better at the end of the day. The number is called, obviously, because we had to settle down, get a Jimmy go down. And like you always, you got to be ready 100% the time otherwise. You just got to be ready. You guys being here for a different month, you got to be ready. You're right. You've seen that throughout all the guys on the list. I would say like half the line is doing that. Maybe come from Michigan. Like, that's not too common for a Ohio State player to come from there. What does that experience like? I would say it's not, I wouldn't say it's that crazy because I grew up in Michigan State fan, but obviously I committed North Western. I just never got, I never got really like looked at by the Michigan State coaching staff. And then obviously they didn't have like a great obviously.

57:22I was talking about fire. So obviously, and then Ohio State called me. So I'm like, you can't pass it up. So I just say, I'm out here. What is your goal for this season in terms of your development and where do you want to be by the time ball camp ends and season starts? My goal is to get better every day and just see what I need to be esteemed to go when games. Where have you been primarily working this spring? Well, positions. Right guard left guard. I've got one there. I've changed physically. Last year like, wait, are you up to yourself? You changed physically? I got here because I came, I was a summeran roly. So I came in at like 295 and now I just like consistently through 15. No, I imagine I try to be away through 15. Yeah, yeah. You play both cards, spots, I think you're saying, right? That seems like everybody will talk at your multiple spawns as you were saying. You need to be, you guys learn last year, you have to be a person. Yeah, before about that, if you would. Obviously, because it's not good when you're all American center goes down last year. But obviously Carson was really good asset. So he started the year before. So he's really good.

58:25It's not like we had a big drop off. So we always got to be ready. If you obviously lose in coach, probably the guy you've got a little relationship with. You're getting your gear from on campus, but then someone coached phone comes in and they obviously the coach john's coming in. I know you knew from Purdue a little bit at least. Well, I was a like to hear that he's coming over. Like, oh, this is familiar. You're not. It's good seeing familiar faces. And yeah, obviously I like both of them. So it's, I mean, stop really drop off the track. So it's good. Especially if there's a lot of you I call it. I just walk out. Mike's busy over there. Jerry's gone. I'm going to say anything. It's the max. I'm sorry to understatement to say, but what would get the wind mean to you guys? I mean, everything. I mean, I mean, that's what we're striving for. We've got a build each say to get that one. And it's going to feel great. I didn't tune out all the may sayers and the social media stuff. I mean, he's got to tack every day. I'm starting to look into it because obviously I don't know what's going on out here.

59:25And, you know, we got and we know we can go. We can go and get him. For sure. Coach Walters was saying the other day that he sees, you know, when you guys get things don't go way, kind of panic starts to set in. What do you guys as players need to do to combat that? Yeah, I think it's just not getting too high, not getting too low. You know, setting in a nice even medium and tacking each play at a time, no matter what the score is and doing it to the best of your ability. What ails this offense the most? I think just saying ahead of the chains and getting past those third downs, converting on the third downs. I mean, that's what we got to be better at. And within the day, we've got to put him in zone. We're not doing that. We're not doing our job. So are you guys creating more explosive plays as an offense? Right. I think you stick with it. You know, the explosive plays are going to come. And now he's got to trust that and they'll be there for us for sure.

1:00:25Coach Stins has been here for highs and lows over the many, many years. He's been with this program now. What sort of his message to your group right now? And when you're turning to him, what is he saying as far as how to get through this? Yeah, so I think it's just really just coming and attacking every day as you would, regardless. And, you know, staying, staying even, even through hardship and attacking it, attacking it the same way every day. That's really all you can do. And you just get a little better every day and see where it takes you. Based on the way things are already we're setting up, but then also the way Jason Simmons was calling the game on Saturday. It seemed like tight ends are going to be a big part of this as you guys are trying to pull out. And what role do you think you guys are going to have in trying to get this offense? Yeah, I think we, I think the role is always try to help the offense move the ball. And, well, they were called upon to do that. In the past game or the run game, we just got to step up and do our job at a high level. And whatever you ask from us, we just got to do it at high level and let the offense go.

1:01:28You're some of the leaders on the offense. Some of the leaders have to say Gus is a big leader. I mean, he's been doing it for a while. And someone, everyone, trust is going to do his job at a high level. And I think we have Hudson's a good leader too as well. Obviously, he's a quarterback. So he takes on that leadership role. And I think we just have a good amount of leaders throughout the offense. We were told George might be fairly close to getting back what we mean to get him back in the mix with the Titans. Yeah, it'd be great. I mean, George is a great athlete. So having him out there can only help. You know, we're really excited about him and what he can do on the field. So it'd be great. I'm first got to get started and I get faster. So I go my hands on the cricket. You know, maybe it would be a good way of pressing for you. You know, I've been realizing that you're going to be a little bit stronger. That's fine. That's fine. Every game. But yes, every game is, there's always one moment where you like,

1:02:28if I did do this in the right room, you get better at this, then I want to end up in that situation. So, too much every game. You're going to get it. It's fine. You can do that. That is defensive tackle. How's that going to be? I was really good. I'm not going to set a stone just yet. We've been rotating time to see what best works. And we've been all grinding at the same time. You see your soul. Is that about the physical stuff? Is that something else that you were going to have? Most of just giving us just a team position. That was the main thing. Just seeing everything. But Tally, you really have a throughout the process. Tell me you're better at going after him. Tell him if you can. And I'm going to say something to you. Tally, what kind of lesson do you have? Really? You told me, main thing he would tell me was stop overthinking it. Just block their play.

1:03:28And that really helped me because you know, new position, trying to find my rare stuff. So it was pretty good to give assistance on it. What do you think about that? What do you think about this? What do you like about it? What do you like about it? I'm pretty tight. I mean, the strength wise, like I was saying, and speed gets those words. That's really helps me a lot. What were the conversations like when this first came out? That you possibly think, who are you talking to? What was it like in your mind when they asked you about attention? Well, I talked to Coach Jay. Coach Jay was the main one. He wasn't forcing me on that thing. He just said, if you want to move inside, you can't. If not, you stay dead, then you can't do that as well. But I saw that I could help the team out. Get some death right there. So I chose to move inside. I'm going to have to get it. Wow. That's our young guy.

1:04:28Super professional. Mar céli. See, you know what is my name? How is my name? J.J. J.T. Pure volumes of our team. I was going to be one of your guys, but we didn'tiałem a question. And more strongly, he's making a paper bank, feel they're helping me with just simple stuff. If I didn't know where to go get something down, they'll tell me or they just like hanging out with me doing them closer. Just a lot of different small things that got bothers closer like last year. They already started going this year. I haven't started yet but I'm gonna give it to you. Yeah I feel like maybe we teach now we do that that anybody can be leading no matter what year. Especially so more through your senior or even if we're walking everybody can be a leader just yeah.

1:05:30The one thing that hits you last year that yeah this is pretty technical this thing can work for me. I mean don't need to get you have to grow into it. I'd grow it to a little bit. It's very new especially playing the year in my own life but I had a talent to help me like I said throughout the whole process. Yeah when did it really strike you that I could be a factor? Oh you know what game or you know how do we do to feel comfortable on this or anything else. I would say closer towards the playoffs meeting with Tyler. I feel comfortable. I actually do this because we'll show me some stress I have like see him like see you can do this and that really helped me get the confidence of not that I can. Yeah but then you became a factor you became a factor especially you know basically through the playoffs and stuff. What did mean to you to be a factor that early? I also worked a lot first of all to keep me healthy to keep going up but it been a lot that co-save trust me enough to go on end of the game like that and I'm new to now we have a producer. What about your skillset? You think it's so far?

1:06:32Definitely speed and strength was my main two and I was saying what helped me the inside of those guards. What's the changes in home and to be a magician to realize that your body's taken you there? What is the moment for you to let back you there? Definitely my main thing also and so I thought the interview to talk about some of those interviews I said the main thing was being a team player and moving the team was going to help the team and I was willing to move this hand forward. Jason and Will and Tywan. Katie, what's your type of team? It's very competitive. We all come in trying to see where we need to get better and just to keep moving forward so it's pretty good competition and I love them.

1:07:33You made the move during the bi-week last year was that right? What was the toughest part about that whole crash course? Really nice and I really embraced it. I made the move inside in order to help out the team and we had some really great ideas last year that's more in. JT Jack, Kenny Kerry, so it was pretty good as and then moving the through tag I also asked Dev down there while still been able to showcase what I got there. Did you feel like you just needed to get done quickly? Did you feel that pressure to get it done quickly because you needed to be ready for that next game? No, they were all in on me just whenever I'm ready. Just let them know how I feel about moving in or saying that. Can you just get asked about? We have a leader in the 3th pressure and now it's going to be good for you. You played as a freshman so it takes really good pressure. So you see John Williams and those guys actually think that everything is going to be the same. JT Jack Williams, Tracy, all the guys that came in are continuing to work hard

1:08:33every day. Even if they don't give it the first time, they don't ask us what are they doing in this situation to help me out. So the ability to keep trying to learn from people that's played in the big stage, that's the way it really going to keep them going. Are you surprised how quickly things did start to click for you inside? Just curious. Given you said they were going to be patient with you but by the time you get to the playoffs you're playing like that, is that the surprise? I'm quickly interested in trying to happen. Not really. I knew once I got it, Jose was going to trust me a lot more than to keep going out there each and every time. So I appreciate them. Like I said earlier, thank you Lord and thank you guys. Thank you guys. Thank you guys. Take a white card. Happy New Year. You're a Michigan. I'm learning from you. I'm going to go to the office. This is why I'm going to go to the office. I'm going to have a team with all these intentions. I'm going to go to the office. We're done.

1:09:52Thank you, brothers and sisters. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. What's here? This is America Chocolate Box. I'm going to call you about the night. I guess this is what we're talking about. I got a phone. I'm going to ask you about America. I'm going to go to America. This is where some of America knows who's just finding where we're going. Yeah. I think you can bring to the office. You know, when the passenger is coming. The office is coming. Yeah. So, like, the lock is in there. I really, really think what it's about is something. What's going to be like for you to come to California? Or you being out of the country? That's going to be a small lobby. I'm going to be out of the country. I'm going to be out of the country. I'm going to help you adjust later. Yeah. It's going to be different being an out of state. It's going to be different here. There's a point you were just going to come along. That is definitely different. So, flying here. So, how are you?

1:10:53You're a new generation of recruits where I don't think anybody outside looking at real questions, the strength of your commitment. Like, you locked in your last eight and sent it over and over. But you're making visits around the country. You're seeing other schools. It's almost a totally different mindset. What's that coach in the middle of the last decade? How do you approach those other visits? And how do you communicate with Ohio State about them? What's been the message? I've been to the field of Ohio State. I just looked at the road. I'm always locked in. I'm still enjoying buses. It's been a group. It's only ever one time. I'm assuming it's a joy. The other school is outside of life. Yes, we really are. I try to give you the split. It's Ohio State. It's where I would be. What has it been to me you want to take those with you? The fact that he and that could even start radish rice... That's that sort of thing. He's been talking to his master. It's something that he never known and never wanted me to face. It's because of his teacher.

1:11:56And of course today he said something... tempered rice, everything else. It's a feeling of a life. Of drinking all that. His November or eight days a year. And then he was locked in. I thought he was going to be there all the time. Black shadow. It's like step by step. And it was- Yeah. Well. You know, a guy who played position, a guy who just been around the game so long. You know, we go to practice, we go back to the basics, hand placement steps, low pad level. So, be while he's definitely a great addition to, you know, just taking that role and, you know, doing this thing with him. Has the past rush been simplified a little bit, Darren? What's kind of saying that like over the last four weeks, some of it, how has it been? We've been scheming up a little differently, but, you know, for the most part, it's just

1:13:01now just being our one or one is, you know, you know, just getting the opportunity to do it. It looked like just going back and watching through that the commander has put some extra attention on Brian Brzee and on the interior every now and then, how does that impact you guys over on the edge? Yeah, it was every on, you know, she's a double one guy, you know, at least one guy one on one and I think yesterday we was just going to be good at just winning out one on one and all across the board. And is that where sort of the fundamentals of what B.I. has been focused on? Is that where that has the greatest impact? We've just been focusing on everything past rush, run game, just everything is all. Thanks guys. Thanks, though. Thanks, Chase. Cool.

1:14:01Thank you. So, I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean, it looks like you guys may have a second. What do you look at on that course that I'm working on right now? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps, my footing, kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be a, like, whenever every place you're trying to do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above, but one of my big things is being a leader and kind of just not trying to look still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So, I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and at the D in position. So, we kind of all kind of just count off each other and others. Is that been a tough challenge for you to be able to open up on this guys playing with them all, and being on the field and just trying to get them to know and try to help us

1:15:05be like, what do you need, which guys, how's that transition? It's been competitive, and we love it. We all competitive people, we all love to fish each other and I feel like the bringing the best side of all of this, we all just kind of bounce off each other and see what one person does and we kind of build it into our actual box and we all kind of build them in one great thing. Okay, do you remember last year when you got the shot at the full back in the boat? And did they approach you that I there and you coached them? I mean, how did they come about? Because you're a Jack saw your sloppy. You're getting touched out. So, I definitely did it in high school. I was full back and a little bit tied in. So, I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson, honestly. He loved watching it too before he left. I feel like he planned that seed and Coach Day's head and Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that the chittering now? I mean, do anything in the spring? New playbook, I did not know you even got that far. How toposet you are? Look at that one.

1:16:05I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field you need me to just give me a weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you. I think that's the same thing. Oh yeah. Well, don't lie. Graphically, that's what I'm talking about. I was talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of saw you and got out to have some conversations after the JT and Jack decided to come back. Just kind of went into those from your perspective and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset I guess when you did this. I'm definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what's happening all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected. Maybe we kind of just talks man-to-man and he kind of just sent straight to me and I feel like we kind of both are pretty honest. Nice question. We're making it together. We're making each other better every day and we got the four best DNs. Five best DNs, honestly. And we're in college football and we're going to be one of the best D-lines in college football.

1:17:08How do you feel about your play today at any work in the season? I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in. And I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. How do you record your head around the past to see the T-P-H-C? Is it sound? I mean it sounds bizarre but I mean the season goes by so fast already. So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10. So now it's kind of giving you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because I'm already here for you to feel like I'm freshness to those plays crazy. But you don't want to spit all your powder in the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. There is a not pace yourself there. I mean there is a mindset that I did in the season. Yeah definitely definitely going to have to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much is Larry talking about? How would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a rehab for the warden?

1:18:09Yeah hungry and thankful. I mean we know how the last time when we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean we were riding high before that game and we took that loss and we came back and had to make a couple changes. But I think we understand what everything is that stick right now. Just fighting to where another house stage jersey for the next game. That's what's on stake and just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean we understand what's on the line and we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity playing the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King WVN has. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of going to see your eyes in that moment? I mean there is a I don't think anybody imagine it. Imagine us losing. I didn't that's for sure and I think after that it was kind of hit deep. I understand it that man we still still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean you can let it sting for a little bit but you know if you let it carry over too long then there goes your whole season.

1:19:14But I think we did a great job of just understanding coming together in this room right here. Not being afraid of display or hold accountability for one another. And you know as that happened we came back we grouped and we're just going right now. And I'm just blessed for those specific moments you know losing. No one wants to lose but the testimonies and the things are taught within those little situations speaks of all of them. Let's roll around. Jay what have you seen from Kenyatta in the last couple of weeks? Was there like a push from him and then there were many conversations with him? Did he seem like he was playing since the best performance I've seen? Yeah I mean that's my boy he's in the R2X club too but you know Keata. I mean every time his numbers call he goes out there and makes the most of it no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there he's just hungry. He's going to go make plays and you know we see it and practice so it's not surprising to us.

1:20:17Bill Rebino, let's play this back. Dylan gave us obviously a very elusive and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way? Yeah I think it just comes out being disciplined. No one who you're playing against like you said, he's surely very elusive. I mean he can he is making throws, I mean he get out the puck, he can do everything. So I think for us we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, meet with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. One question about you and Jack. I mean your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. You've played together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him. Just kind of how you complement each other. Man that's my brother like he said, we're different but very alike. I think outside like you said he's louder I'm quiet but you know once we're on that field we're like the same person.

1:21:20We'll do anything for this team, you know we'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. We've been together for four years correct? Yeah, fall camps, yeah sometimes go over there, slip over there. There's the meet one who's the messy one. We have our share of days when we when I'm neat he's neat or you know we might both be messy but we do a good job. Yeah, I'd probably say I would better kick the jack though. Tony Gertman, like I thought, when you're playing a team for the second time and that was almost a season to go by now. Yeah, how much of, are you at square one with with this scouting and preparation or how much do you take into that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any creative signals to what you're going up against offense on the offense line? I say it's pretty 50-50. I mean that game like you said it was a while ago but at the same time they elevated as a team and so did we. So we understand that they they had they made some changes for sure. You know there's there's a certain density we can take back from that game but we also understand that they went on a little run after that and we can see that they elevated as offense.

1:22:29So we just got to continue to watch those games dissect other games and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed from the past game. We got a couple calls on zoom that will wrap up with first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs but get through the adversity be able to be this top notch defense that you are in college football today. Here you have the question one more time. One more question. One one to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over course of the season obviously celebrating the triumphs but also getting through the adversity to where you are all the top notch defense that you are today. Yeah I mean like you said that we went through a lot of trials to trials but there's also a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. From those wins we understood that hey we can be the best defense in the country and from those losses we understand that there are still things that need to be fixed and I think when you take all that in at once they come down to the common top which is you can always learning points everywhere.

1:23:44And depending how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate you know we continue to just collect all those learning points and just continue to grow from them. One final question. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. JT what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game and just late in the season you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations. Yeah I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole understanding everybody's job. The thing as the season went on we had to understand that you know we have to know what's going on in the back can we have to know what's going on in the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room of freedom and I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of everybody's job. I mean it showed this play because you know everybody knows what each other is doing. It's not like the lineback is not what they're doing. The corners and B.I. they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on you know if they're listening how they can get to the quarterback and you know if I'm dropping playing quarterbacks by I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle.

1:24:59So you know we just we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because you know like I said like Denzel knows how to play corner better than I know how to play corner so you know he has more more wisdom at that position than I do. JT thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks man. The first stage is the moments like that in the ball time. Definitely a little bit of both. Obviously I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. No, definitely towards it and then it stretched out last drive. I was a couple of plays here, a couple calls that he made me should have gotten but I think the frustration more so it just comes from you know wanting to win or anything. So you said he was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from the defense. How about you? Yeah definitely. We maybe gave him more one-on-ones kind of how the game plan was set up. You didn't have a lot of different coverage out of cloud to my side and I just kind of had to gain those. What's the process been in the knowledge sometimes where whatever reason just just to see that. Yeah definitely.

1:25:59Especially in college a lot of the game fans defensively were taking me away. You know we had a lot of success at a high up state. Obviously one of the boys had a different the weapons that kind of still get the victories and I was yeah you continue to do better jobs doing it here. Why are the communication the process been like post game getting on the same page with Kyler. You guys exchange text or you guys getting the film? I'm definitely kind of asking what did I see there kind of go over and play and I just kind of give him what I saw and kind of different feedback there. Mark I gather we're asking questions about the previous game bar. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on got to move on some long season guy. 16 more of them. Hopefully no I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah it's totally different it's totally different.

1:26:59You can do a lot of things you know in shirts and shorts and then once you go out there put practice and you got pads on. You do like the point practice we do with the colds but there's nothing like actually going out there. Not in live action and really trying to be on the same page so I think that relationship will continue to develop and develop. Is that it just a matter of rubs them this month? Yeah definitely definitely. Like I said I was kind of my first live action together. So continue to build. When you're early impressions of your time on the field together and when the increases with cows. Yeah but now obviously I have a death respect you know JG's call or preseason and obviously be off over really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing and obviously that's a lot of healthy even going forward. So that's it actually. Marvin what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah I mean they're a good team they're good physical team. I got a new lot of new guys up front I think that's kind of where the strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over to the little match coverage. So I'm excited to build this one.

1:27:59Personally when the bills gave you one of them I was 10 days having fun today. It wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. I thought I could be good. I'm just what you think versus just playing. You know not getting a preseason game and I think it was three season. Definitely thinking a lot out there and I think I'll come with reps. I think to think and less and just going out there and playing. Definitely talking with reps and it's something you're on you better at. But definitely I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's where the coverage is? Anything you can do to the past because you're going to face that a lot on the side of the front. Yeah I mean you just got to team you get open for yourself, make yourself available. And when the ball does, make a way to make it into play. But he's just taking you away that means other guys are having chance to get open. That's how kind of high it is. No longer since it's you know offense. That's the best thing of course. That kind of thing would be with Tyler. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game or something like that? Hopefully sooner or later I think.

1:28:59I'll continue to see you. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously I don't really think that. But just a live rep so we'll continue to grow and show. I think how I believe maybe different than somebody else maybe. I like to practice at least like a legal positivity. You know what I mean? So but he the energy out would be on just the high to be on. So I was kind of how I would be the goal of living my whole life. I felt team captain like specifically. I felt I wasn't a captain in high school. Wasn't a captain in college. But I want to make a joke. I was in high school. I feel like I'm not going to be a captain. But that would be awesome. You know but you know that happens. I'd be great but not either way. I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys. I want to give you a word and get back in that way.

1:30:02Yeah I mean I can't say that. I mean I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how we used to move past. But it didn't take just the first LTAs. It took training and left and right. Once this season ended because I know what was going to be shared. So it took a lot of reps. I just think back to feeling like myself for the LTAs. And then that whole first week. But now like today specifically just changing some small things with my feet. I've been talking about the long coach. I've been doing my feet to get to that. To sell that traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already but I felt even better. I feel even more excited tomorrow. I feel like I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and the left side. So I'm excited. I mean obviously I feel like in the league whether you're left or right, you're still going against Premier guys.

1:31:02So obviously you have high expectations for your left and right tackle. But there's definitely like the level of energy and like the expectation is definitely taking the human strength. And I feel like I'm looking at the blind side. That's the as the tackle world. So yeah I would say in terms of communication as far as this even outside of the facility, just stuff like that. I'm really crazy about that. But tackle quarterback. Bond even more off the field I think has been something that's even cool. I got a text one day. And I said hey, I keep going up. I was like, you know, I've been training both. You know, I asked after the season they're like honestly, you know, we'll talk to you some great season. And I just got a text on how to have this with the free agency. Then so I was like, you know what? I had a whole season right tackle. So if I get the word, I'm going, I'm staying in a right tackle. I just do what I did before I'm built on that.

1:32:03But I was like, I might as well as train the left tackle now. As if I'm going to be a left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train all the right time with the call. Hey, you left tackle. I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I was like, yeah, let's go. You know, I think occasionally on third now, there will be a lot of twists. I was just not like it's automatic. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like I didn't have to go into the game with some pros. Like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured like, okay, like this is this is the type of rush. This is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how it begins like the rush. You know, tackles that are first year guys. We got the premier patch on. I already know what it was going to be. I already know what every stunt. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twist on my side again. It was never air-doll. But it come out the my side. Three plays in a row.

1:33:03Two minutes. I knew that it was going to happen. You know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And he rarely goes out there occasionally. I was like, yeah, I was like, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way. But it's also exciting. I'm going to get the hardest look. You know, so those are real, real reps, you know, the things. Really out on our way to kind of process. I was like, hey, when I tell me, let me know about I'm just going to train it. I was training all left. So TAs, I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would have came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both continue. I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody in any position will feel like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible. We'll give your feet kind of settled in, your hips settled in, your hands, so then certain kind of that.

1:34:05Would it have been harder for you to work both, or how to use? No. You know. But they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it's definitely a lot faster to stay on all one side. But I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with seasons over, I'm going to like respond. You know, it would, I'm trying to get up, put up on the front, and I think week. Things out of town right now, but when it comes back, I'm going to show them to you on the house. So I've got a house not too far from, so I told them I got that house, like a yellow side. DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. That's doesn't, having a stock or anything. Doesn't mean anything. So we're, we have to play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com.

1:35:05Go ahead. It's the final. Sorry. Hey Caleb. We've seen, you were talking about the Ohio State Office, the success that they've had. Obviously Jeremiah has been a big part of that. What's it been like this year going against him in practice, and you know, after doing that, does it surprise you at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman? No, it doesn't bring surprises. It was pretty, pretty easy to see the talent that he has and the blessings that God has put on his plate. But it's always a, it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers and Mecca and Carnado practice. And even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they, they do a great job bringing looks for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. Final question from Zoom is going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead Dan. Caleb, you, Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense.

1:36:06Push the ball in the right places. And then Coach Narkeeson does a great job putting him in positions to win. Jerry back to you. Thank you Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch. Caleb, GT and Jack Land opposite sides and they is opposite off the field as they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are. They're offices but they are also like one of the closest people I know they spend a lot of time together. They come from different sides of the country so they are different people for sure. But they are both really great people and really great men. I'm sorry I respect both of them. How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that. I'm going to ask the war on podcast. Throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field.

1:37:07Are the things that you are working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you are hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine pretty much the keys that we need to go into the game with. And then also changes week to week based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for the team that we play is going to ask us a comment. Bill, we've been on this club this past. Yeah, I already got one here. Oh okay, Joey Goplin called us this past. Killin. When? Takes us to use his play action and Nathan to use play action a fair bit. What do they do well in those spots and what's the key for you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with I Candy. And it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass and see because that's when they're going to take their shots too as well. So really just having great eye discipline seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us.

1:38:12So that's what it is. Deep right. Nick Walker, Letterman Rolf. Hey, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren when you guys played him. You guys have another Texas weather good tight end and gunner. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and how to what do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year just be disciplined in our responsibilities. And if you're on them, you got to make a play when it comes. Right. One of the mandra billets. When you look at their receivers, it's kind of a whole, you know, they spread ball around since a lot of what stands out about the way they can spread the ball around those difficult guys. A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all their receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their peasy cues if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job.

1:39:13Are you guys on the front row here? Tim May, Letterman Rowell? Yeah, Kel, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved. It's basically a year ago. And so it was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know how many athletes are on this team get athletes to stuff. But why didn't you really feel this defense come into its own? And then then pass that, man, watching in Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point. Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defense has played really well throughout the season. I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what was your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming. And you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that, I guess? I feel like, as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that and just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, comfortable and what we're seeing with the other teams.

1:40:20I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Laketon to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone's questions here? Steve, how long in 24-7 sports? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. And there were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. Just to be in this position, the last four teams still alive. You feel validated by that. And did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be. Not to win a national championship. Not like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. I really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. But it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Benwin's club is this bad? I did a lot of follow-up when I talked to you at the back of the game. You said, when they scored there, first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines.

1:41:21What was your message to the team? And that's a good off. They're going to score against most teams. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score. So we've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's when they go home. So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Dases make the play where your number's called. Caleb, thank you very much. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. I mean, I was in their shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javante, and Tyler Friedel in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just give them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great rushmen. So we got to talk about it. JT and Jack probably didn't need it. It's on a day of experience. So maybe that's the real opportunity for me to do a lot of things. Is there a difference in the work going because you've been getting a half of champs in the last couple?

1:42:22I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big course learned and I love that. So I asked Coach J4, I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So I mean, some people may not need it, some other people need it, but I mean, I just like to give me reps a second. What do you think about that course learning? So what do I mean? For me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps and my footing. Kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be a second whenever every place we kind of do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above. But one of my big things is being a leader and kind of just not trying to look still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and we have to be in position. So we kind of all kind of just kind of talk about each other and others.

1:43:22So that's been a tough challenge for me to be able to open up to these guys playing with them all. You know, you're on the field and just like getting them out and trying to keep them as we like, but we need those guys. How's that transition going to be? Um, it's really competitive and we love it. We're all competitive people, we all love to fish each other. And I feel like we're bringing the best side of all of this. I feel like we're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does and we kind of build it into our actual box and we all kind of build one great thing. You are going to last year and you got to get the shot and pull it back in for it. And they approach you that are there and two coach them. I mean, how did that come about? Because you're a Jack saw your slot in. You're getting a test back. So I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back and a little bit of tidied in. So I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson. Honestly, he loved watching it too before he left. And I feel like he planned that seed and coach day's head and coach day kind of just went for it. And I tried to do the best I could to do it. Executive chin ring now.

1:44:23New playbook. I did not know you haven't got that far. Yeah, yeah, yeah. How tough is that? You're looking back. I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field. You need me to just give me a weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you. Can Jack do the same thing? Oh yeah. Graphically, that's what. I was talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of sought you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just got to win into those from your perspective and out of that help you will be good. The right mindset I guess when it needs to come. I'm definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what's happening all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected. We kind of just talked man-to-man and he kind of just said straight to me and I feel like we kind of both have been on the same thing.

1:45:26We know we're making it. We're making each other better every day and we got the four best DNs. Five best DNs, honestly, and the college football and we're going to be one of the best D-Lines and college football. How do you feel like a better player today at any work in this season? I feel like I've taken big steps in my rules of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. How do you record your head around the process to see what TKC is? Is it sound? I mean, it sounds bizarre but I mean the season goes by so fast already. So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10 so now it's kind of gives you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because I'm already here for you. I'm freshman, so it's crazy. But you don't want to spend all your powder in the first month of the year, right? Oh yeah. There is a mindset in that season. Yeah definitely. Definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices.

1:46:29How much has Larry talked to you guys around like that? The last question right here. 2016, 2017, 2017, 4 NFL 2 Finns of Reds All in San Diego. How much does he talk to that guy? I mean he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see him all working together. We know what it could be. We know what we could become. So we know we're at the same, we're at the right place at the right time and God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together. It's something special. Great. Doing it. What were the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like it should always be live. Let's tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season, which is a little reckless. I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean, if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, you know, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? They're always trying to find an edge.

1:47:29And if you're never fully alive, I don't think you fully give guys opportunity to be who they want to be or who they can be. So that being said, I will cast my vote, but that will not be my final decision on that. But I will cast my vote. I think I can handle it well. It was good for all parties involved and more we can do that better, but I'm sure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So. Right. Jeremiah off the field. We saw after practice on this Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things. When you're working with him on all these things you're talking about, but also dealing with the life of being one of the biggest names in college football, how do you help mentor him in that aspect? Yeah, I mean, it's a blessing to be able to be in a position where, you know, can provide. In sight or. I wouldn't say recommendations, but just give perspective.

1:48:30Well, he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one or not. I mean, he always does, but which is fine. But to be in that position is really humbling. That being said, he does a really good job on his own. He doesn't need to check that on too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised in his morals and humble and always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be and just says again more about his character. But he's not the only guy any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it. He's on it and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around him were trying to help him out a little bit. What made Quincy the first freshman to do this black striker issue? Yeah, I mean, that's a good question.

1:49:32I think that, you know, frankly, I'm not really fully involved with that. So I can be, but I wasn't. You know, I think that people on the outside would be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention. You know, we're kind of just going about practice and that's our expectation to make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of plays consistently. I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way or making some big plays. You know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers and your peers start asking for they start barking, getting a stripe off all those kind of things. That's the ultimate sign of respect. I think when your peers, you know, go to your bat and he's not going for his bat. No one know people are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the general respect that you're earning through the process. So I think it's something like that happened and, you know, as well as there based on his peers and the other coaches.

1:50:37Step on impression, Cleveland.com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin's Cereville. All that he's been able to do and Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that. How much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line? Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, I don't know what I'm going to say, but he played every position. We just move around, you know, and handles it. And he's one of those guys that feel like you watch film over and over again day after day. And his name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like on the old line, your name gets brought up when, usually not going as well, you know. I mean, they're literally at the point of the attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. And so, but Austin, when his name gets brought up, he's like, man, that was a good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever. It's always positive. And they really impressed with him. He started in the winter. Did a great job through the winter. Again, continuing to build their respect for his peers.

1:51:39And then he's going to a good job, really good job just being very consistent to spring. Are you left, Jeff Gilbert? Press pros. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play, what has grown in your appreciation in that position and what those guys have to do and go through? What do you think more about those guys versus maybe what you thought before is just a wide receiver guy? Yeah, I mean, I mean, there's just a wide receiver guy. You are just a wide receiver guy. No way, but you won't be a very later on. It's all about quarterback play, you know. So I think in that same world, though, to the point is that, you know, in order to be a great receiver or a great receiver or receiver guy, whatever you want to call it, there's only one page, it's the quarterbacks page. So everything is based off them. Whether they're progression, they're timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play, I think.

1:52:41That being said, yeah, I mean, I'm still always learning. You know, I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now, but I would say that, you know, I guess I would say the preparation level, I mean, the one is required to execute and play at a high level. It's just not capable in the a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time getting prepared for practice to be to maximize one's ability, there's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability. So, you know, other positions, I mean, aligns same thing, I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure, but the requirement of a quarterback to know, the fixed protections, the BR run game coordinator based on the calls, you know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much thing you know, and frankly, you know, the aligns only as good as the quarterback,

1:53:42the receivers only as good as the quarterback, the offense only as good as the quarterback, and it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing, but their inability to notice that they can just spend extra time outside the a lot of time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive too, but the guys are doing a great job doing it. Just a couple more coaches got a meeting, Rob Aller, Columbus Dispatch. Brian, you know, you get to reach the mount top, you got to ban her out there, national champs. I think you keep these guys grounded, being in the moment looking ahead, not back. Are you tougher on them? Because, no, I think that. I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know what? I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get to, but now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So, like, we know what it looks like, the guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like.

1:54:42The guys before us, say an unbelievable example of how to get to where you want to get to. So, the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So, it's very easy to stay motivating because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so, the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals. So, motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know. But overall, motivation is not what we've needed. A clarity of message is definitely what we've been focused on. And I think the message is being received. So, not concerned about, you know, motivation and the looking back, if you will. I think everyone's pretty focused on being forward and knowing we haven't accomplished anything. Steve and me, it's Cleveland.com. Who would you say is the leader of your wide receiver, right now? I would say, Colonel Tate, Brandon Innis, probably done the most outspoken, you know, in the room.

1:55:49Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. Yep. I mean, because Brandon, he's been a vocal. Obviously, Colonel taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player, obviously, and he's going to do that. That process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took you to say that. What was the question? What do you think, like the growth of the game, part of it? Yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside. You know, had one-on-one conversations with him. He's locked in, you know, just, I think he saw the impact that I'm eccomade in the role he played. And to think that you're going to lose that and then be a better group, probably doesn't mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got to step up in that role. And one, and one respects him too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the table now, at the overhead. And appreciate the way I'm eccomade probably went about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that.

1:56:50And he's just being assured we still have that. Final question. Bill, what's the bonus this time? Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed both as running back to CJ and James. I think that's hand in the system is probably the way you're going to go again. How's it working in? You see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror? I think that, you know, in college football, we're in a football. Any football really, you've got to have depth in the running back room. I think that it's very apparent in the NFL. It's usually a two-back system, you know, very real, really, is it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. The ability to compliment each other is really important. And the ability for us to identify what they do great and put them in good positions to be what they are. What their best that I should say is really important as a coaching staff. I've been very impressed with even the younger guys, Sam and Bo, and the way they've come along, consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to, that's why you're here.

1:57:51But how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but overall, I think locks have been on them. They understand the standard in past pro and not being a guy we got to sell out because you can't pass, protect. So we were blessed, especially with Trey last year and Quinshaw. But no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable. You know, it's shown a blood on film. But yeah, I mean, it's always hard on the backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and break tackles really gives you the most feedback on what these guys are capable of. If you're just playing tag out there, you never get any art. At least you shouldn't. But the running backs, you know, on contact days have done a good job. James has done a really good job growing. Really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him and CJ. So, you know, I think ultimately, you know, how group the, how will, how will go with the group be? It's probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right?

1:58:52I mean, you're gonna have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so I think, uh, Bow and Sam has done a really good job. And many, some more guys to get healthy. And the more, more guys on campus, but very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then, um, McLean, I think, is a, is a great plus. I mean, he is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. You know, he's kind of of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy I think you're gonna point to and you can see right now he's gonna be a player. Over to the right, Austin Ward, the podcast. A healthy Mitchell Melton. How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it? Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in, um, in our four down, um, you know, he's a guy that can, do a lot of things, uh, drop fold in there and make plays. You, you see some of that all the time. Really athletic, um, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position.

1:59:57So he's gonna play there. But, you know, like I said last year, we, we haven't needed it. But he's a guy you would point to along with CJ Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season. Um, people get injured, you get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're gonna play with, uh, three ends, you know, that's Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that. He has that over to the left. Joey Kaufman Columbus dispatch. Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years where you're going up against, uh, really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players. Uh, it's not okay if they give up the play and to go nearly almost the first half today where you, the offense didn't get in the end zone until the late in the second half. Just, and you guys have guys down the second area. Just what, what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first half? Yeah, I think it's become, um, you know, an expectation now.

2:00:57Um, you know, our DB's, you know, our BIA, best in America. We, uh, led the country in past defense. Right? I think, uh, it was 96 when I, uh, when I got here and it was number one last year. So they've, they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they, they view it as a standard. So that was good to see in the first, first half. Uh, over to the right Spencer, Holbrook, Letterman, Ro. Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense in the Leo and the linebackers. But how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively? Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know, and, uh, that's, that's my job. Is to, what do we have and what do we do best? When you have defensive tackles, um, but I've said it before, it, it helped our defense so much last year.

2:01:58When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now. It changes the way you call a game. You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end. You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So, you gotta go, you gotta go with that, you know, you gotta, you gotta let those guys play and, and, and they're good. So, um, you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place because they're doing it and it works. Uh, over to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddl. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense this year. During the season, how much of, uh, when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. Um, you see it everywhere from the NFL on down. If you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet, your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away into account for it.

2:03:04So, it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Over here to the right, uh, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Jim, you might be the interviewer when I asked, uh, Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson, Hunt, but the corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shoulder to a certain Xtanami Davis and Nick Benosin took today personally. It looked like, you know, to me, because some of the hype going into the game. But what, what do you see from that group in particular that, uh, Buies, you going into this offseason? Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on, again, it's just like having defensive tackles in the run game, when you have corners, you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. Um, you're able to switch out couverges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So, um, having those guys out there in the development.

2:04:07It's a big deal. It really is. And it's not just a picture of the board. I just gave it like back to your play. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and, you know, um, he competes. One of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much. You know, he's trying to live up to the standard of the other guys and you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by step coming along and, you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up. That's a great sign. And final question for coach Noel's Dan Hope 11 Warriors. You mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago. Have you seen him take the strides? You need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, I think CJ has shown that he has talent. And I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force. You know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability.

2:05:14But he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach. Thank you very much for your time. All right. And we will bring offense and coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up questions over to the left bill Rebenowitz Columbus dispatch. Chip, what are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially quarterback? We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, this day is is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play some of those guys that were going to play in front of the crowd. And that was an amazing crowd. You know, you get 80,000 for spring game. Now you can see some of the young guys kind of looking around like, wow, this is different than the indoor. But that's what they have to get ready to play it. So we got better from practice one practice 15. You know, it's still in evaluation through the whole process. It's not something in the players, though, to the will, we're not making a decision, walking off the field today saying, hey, this is the direction that we're going in.

2:06:14We'll be very authentic and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like and then who will best move this offense. That's what our decisions can do. I do. I think we got a lot of guys there. That part's tough. I think because you got it. There's guys that deserve reps, you know, and they're all competing for it. So, you know, sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who was an initial starter, well, he's going to get the bulk of the reps to get them better. But they capitalize on. We really rolled them. You know, if you were at some of our screen practices, you're watching all those guys rotate and rotate out. And as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adaches is don't count your reps. Make your reps count. You know, and we'll put it all together and really come up with, you know, which guy do we really feel is going to help us move this offensively. Over to the far right, Bill Landis, the podcast, Kings of the North. Hey, Chip, you said when we first talked to you that the basis of a lot of your success running the football just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now. How good of a field do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together?

2:07:17Really good question. It's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and an evaluation is what a good front we want to get. You know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were pain, you know, Jack and JT and Tai Lee can those guys. But I know come fall. There's not going to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do. So I still think we'll have to really evaluate that, but we're good at what we're not what we got to get better at and what we got to work on. But I think the work we got against such a quality defense was was really key for us. Over to the far left, Nathan Barrett Cleveland.com. So, a year ago at this time, it came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line. And even I guess that last season came out with question marks. How have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall? Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. So I didn't know. I really don't have anything to compare it to. So I kind of tabula rassa come in with a blank slate and just observe it.

2:08:24I think we're really athletic. I think Donnie and Seth and those guys inside are really smart and really intelligent. They allow you to be able to make adjustments in game. Just tucking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, these guys are wired the right way and a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. So they can bank on their experience there. I think we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps and we've got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is. But that's similar to where the quarterback spot is, I think. And I also think of the offensive line. You're not going to play a 16-17 game season and just play with five guys. You know, you really have to develop your depth there. There's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard whether it's on either side of the ball. There's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially in this new playoff format. You really have to think that way. So, you know, you're not looking for five starters. You're really looking for 10 starters because you're going to have to probably play 10 guys to get when you get through a 16-17 game season. Over to the right. Austin Ward, the podcast. I think it was the first play of the game, the T-Formation and then the reverse center spin move with Will Howard.

2:09:30What's the inspiration for that package and that sort of wrinkle with the quarterback? Mr. Hayes. There's a looming figure around this whole program. You know, we get to go to work every day and then Woody Hayes athletic center. So, it was good enough for Woody. We're going to stay with him. We're going to do it. We ran some last year. I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T-Fed a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it. But also, I think our players had a lot of fun, you know, practicing that and doing some different things. So, it's a small part of our offense. We will not be in the T-21 times in one game, but you know, we may get it in some short yardage situations. And I think it's come back. There's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that. You know, it's really just you're trying to, you know, you got a half yard to get, you know, you're trying to get your big guys in the game. I think we use three tight ends and two running backs in our formation today with Pecker being the full back in that situation. So, there's a lot of different things you can do in short yardage, but a little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means to this program.

2:10:36Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch, over to the left. Chip, did you look back? Now, you've been here two months, 15 spring practices. Is there something you feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this offense? Well, I haven't accomplished anything because I didn't take a snap, but I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how close, close to football team is. You know, some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is. They're highly competitive, but they're not combative. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line in the D line, the secondary and the receivers. The competition is the, but it's got to be the best there is in the country, you know, and that makes you better. I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and it gets really combative. And then all of a sudden the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out. And we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperating work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams are the ones that win. Over to the right here, Andy Baxter, Letterman, or all.

2:11:37Chip, obviously, there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah, but Amecha is the big return in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of weapon can he be for you guys? Good point. And Amecha has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do. Special player, you know, and and J.J.'s a really talented player also. But, you know, I think I think all of the whole group, a Cornell tape, did some really good things watching him this spring. And for all of them, you know, I mentioned it with the offensive line. I came in with the blank slate. You know, I had no opinions formed. Not that really just wide. I didn't just observe them, but, you know, that I think that wide receiver is really special. I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, when you have to play multiple multiple games after the regular season is over, you're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's you feel a little bit comfortable right now that we got some guys there that can make some plays on the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. You know, so you got a couple really good running back. You know, so are they going to load the box? Are you really going to load the box and leave those guys in one on one coverage? Well, then it's the quarterbacks responsibility to decipher that and get the ball of those guys.

2:12:46So, or do they at least a double coverage? They list a double coverage. And now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So, having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second roll left, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe fine for the starting spot, but some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got an opportunity to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get in this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, when you look at Julian and Air and Jay-Jay, you know, they should be in the hot lunch line of their high school. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them and they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept too is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, this three didn't maybe anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in install. We're in install. This with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you.

2:13:52They get it all. And the more they can digest, the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for. So those guys have been in process. They're still learning, you know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, wow, there's like 80,000 people here along with the offensive coordinator in the quarterback coach because I was kind of looking around because I'd actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for spring. Again, that's impressive. Got time for just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware Gazette. Given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out the most about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is that you guys head out to spring? Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. Like he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and read. He can progress and any ceasing is really well for a young player.

2:15:06You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does, you know, Jim can make Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does. But you know, I never saw that with Jules and I that's been in press of his his ability to retain and you know him and JJ, the compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up. And you know, sometimes freshmen, like freshmen, but the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen, you know, they act like football players and those are two guys that are examples of that far left Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic chip. You on the topic of freshmen James people's Sam got on the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football, but as you search for our B3, what did you see from them today and what is what is their growth been like in this spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for for me, not knowing again, kind of, let's just take don't worry about what the background is where they're from, who they are.

2:16:13The this guy of this stars, this guy of that stars, it's they're all Buckeyes and this is how they do it. I think James is a really good field and vision. He can hit things. I thought sanded some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring and work constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent of spare was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that. You're talking about 16, 17 games. You're really going to be tested that way, so I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15 training sessions that we've had. Oh, we're here to the right. Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast. Yeah, yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their. Yeah, that's a great show. Okay. That's really cool. He must have some juice if you got your name and your podcast. Definitely. By the way, it's not just the lunch last hot last last hot last hot last hot last. Yeah, just too quick. He's number one. Do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand?

2:17:22You know, it's coming up Tuesday. You know, to me, they're yeah, you know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah, we're all sit down as a staff and visit meet on it and then Ryan. Maybe he does an unbelievable job of I think all our players understand where they fit and what what the picture is and we'll give them our assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they stood after practice. One after two after three after four. We grade everything. They're getting constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today, but, but we can't do it unless you watch the film and can really look at the things because you may see something, but you're on the sideline. You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay, now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, what, but they'll we'll meetings with all our players and that's that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between one day through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going on the road recruiting until after that. But we're all a player meeting at every position. You know, offensive line defensive line linebacker safety is everybody. Everybody's going to sit down with their position coaches and know where they fit and we see them.

2:18:28But do you feel a pressure with the, with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at Tuesday? Yeah, I think all the words you got aware of it. I'm 100% and I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we got to have we got real quick. Last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. Feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determining who that guy's going to be. Well, between now and whatever then is we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with him. You know, in college football, you get 15 training sessions in the, in the off season. And then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the, in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they, they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess.

2:19:29So they're really from a football standpoint on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've, I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. You know, because the players know. If you say, we decided we're going to be with Joe and they all think it's Tim. You know, they know they're in the locker room with them every day. Players, players understand, you know, who they feel is the guy. And most of the time it. The decision is very obvious. You know, when you just say, hey, this is where we are with it. You know. But there's that timetable thing. I don't, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So Rob. Chip, you talk about Julian, but typically in your experience, you've done it again. Like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a young QB? I think it depends on the individual. You know, I've had some kids where early, you know, you were like, wow, Marcus Murray, it was like that.

2:20:33Remember vividly second practice. And he got to the fifth reading the progression and threw it out here and it was big game. And I asked him why I do that. I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And I said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that. He was right. And he came back the other day, whether that was cover 60 other day coach. I learned what you guys call the coverages. But it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years seem like they're just, you know, they're really struggling. And then the light bulb goes off and you will. They got it. So everybody has different learning styles. You know, our job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So, you know, they're cognitive learning. They're an auditory learner. Do they learn by field? Is it more a field guy? You know, a more film guy. You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too.

2:21:34What is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what I know. It doesn't matter what they know. So that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are and how much can they handle. And then how much is too much? You know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's a good play. And then why is it in? You know, I mean, and that's that's this whole feeling of process that we're all they're learning us and we're learning them. So they have identities. So do coaches really? Running quarterbacks. Is that something you've always sort of lean toward or is it year by year case by case? What advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for defense. So when when plays break down the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl.

2:22:34On that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run. But Patrick my home is another runner. And he's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their backs to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. The second one he took out, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want to hook side. And there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, we talk about the best ability is availability. You're not low on your shoulder and taking people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game or running the quarterback. There are people that run it offensive styles and are really successful with it. But with this group we have right now, that's not. Now they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at case date. You know, obviously Devon took off a couple times today. He took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run. But, you know, we're not calling design quarterback runs. You're not going to see, you know, a tremendous reminder, respect for coach Hayes and the legacy that he left here.

2:23:39The straight tee is about as far as we go. We are not going single wing. So we are not going to snap and run quarterback ice on quarterback power. But it is a, it's another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps defenses honest, you know, if your defensive and is going to continue to bend from the quarterback, and he's on the edge and he's gaining first downs, within the defensive end has to stay outside and contain the quarterback. Well, then we can run the ball up and hand the ball off. Sometimes in our running game, our quarterback really is a blocker. He's responsible for a defender if the defender was cheating and fitting in on the run, then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really air did that a couple of times today. And we had a block that safety was sticking his face in there. So we took off around the edge. What happens in next play, the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We got to get a chance to hand the ball off to the running game. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck eye. Thanks. It was definitely addressed here this preseason. I think Austin Saragall stepped up in a big way, you know, with with Donnie being out. And then, you know, Carson can play both guard and center, which is good.

2:24:42And, you know, we've actually, you know, sent his done a nice job as well. But it was good to see Austin, you know, he moved from guard to tackle a couple times and even with the ones he was in their battling his tail off. So I think we have built some depth there. But again, you know, we got to go play some games and see what we're at. Yeah, you know, again, whether it's whatever happened last year is last year. But I know that the message to our offensive line is we want to play one of the hardest playing offense line in the country. No, we got to play with technique. But at the end of the play, like knock the line of scrimmage back and play with your hair on fire as hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing in the offensive lines. All the communication is a lot of things that have to get into place. I think Seth has done a nice job of communicating and understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like that's it. Now, we could list a bunch of other things, but to me, we've got to move the line of scrimmage. So we've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's the start the game. That's the end of the game.

2:25:47This is a destination spot for why we see where we can go back to the games. Maybe not for online. You see that definitely and how do you get over that? No, no, I don't see it that way at all. I think. We'll see what we got this year, but I feel like we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that we should have the best offensive in the country. That's the standard here. It has been for a long time. And so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. I think everybody in that room will play the same thing. Tony Gherpin. Brian, I was the situation of the little linebacker. You should go right now. I don't see that going. So, uh, Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker. Very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring, but you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just bigger, stronger, being more comfortable closer to the line of scrimmage. It's different when you're closer to the line of scrimmage. I was doing a better job getting his hands on, you know, on offense alignment and getting off of blocks.

2:26:55He's in a better job, doing a better job with his hands. I think he understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved at the front. They can be involved and fitted to the back end. He's doing that. You know, I think he's, you know, looking forward to playing, playing in a game and, you know, getting an idea of what it all looks like. But I can tell you in practice, he's playing fast, he's playing violent. And I think he's, you know, he does a nice job of taking the meeting to the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend, but he's certainly the leader in the club. Can you tell Ryan? I mean, Seth McLaughlin. Can you tell he's been there, done that? Is he, is he projected that to the offensive line? You're still, when I'm saying from a leadership stand, a grown man. Yes. How does that just come up? How does that show up? A bunch of ways. It's just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, OK, I got this. Let me get it on the control.

2:27:58It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's, you know, kind of all of those things into one. He's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's moving quickly in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know, the game seems to slow down at times yet. He seems to be playing it fast lover. It goes a point where you got to black stripe off and I feel like he took a step in the right direction. When you come in in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field, especially early in the season. Whether he does or not, I will see. But if he continues to practice the way that he's been practicing, then he'll give himself a chance to be in the rotation, midway through the season.

2:29:03Or later in the season, which is similar to some of the wide receivers that had before. You've seen some of those guys get some reps really in the season, but then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now. You know, shows up and starts doing great. And, you know, we'll, you know, we'll give him the reps he deserves. We're like Jeremiah is in a different situation because he came in here in January and he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and January to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program. And we expect them to contribute. You're still in there right there talking and communicating, but in the skirmishes we've had, it's, you know, it's been offense very defense.

2:30:06So I've mostly been on the offensive side still kind of going through all those types of things. And there's a lot to work through this year just with the play clock. It's one of me by that is, you know, the close to play communication inside of 15 goes off. There's a lot of things that go on there. We don't really get notification on that. So I'm trying to, you know, just help chip with that and some communication that way personnel. But I'm very much involved with special teams. I think with a two minute warning, there's some strategic things that are going to go on. If you're on the half end of the game, that you know, you're really being involved with. But to your point, just overall just looking guys in the eye and making sure that, you know, they have to right looking their eye. You know that, you know, they understand, you know, with the situation, what's going on in the game. You know, I think that happens sometimes with young players. You know, they're just like playing the next play. And that's not just how that's not how it works. We've got to win the situations. And so, you know, all those things will come into play and making in game adjustments. You know, be involved with all three phases, you know, watching the game on the table to try to identify what happened in the last series.

2:31:08I think all those things will be happening. Right now, Nick is going to be the starter. And you know, that competition will go into next week. But right now, as we head into the weekend, he is the starter and the plan is ready to go. The first one to go up and go on Saturday against Akron. He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing football and not Australian football, which is very, very different. The snap to kick is really improved. You know, that was one thing as he's a taller guy. So the ball has to get out of his foot faster. I think he's done that his hang time has been good and he's been more consistent. You'll see, you know, he'll kick a few that'll just go right out of the stadium. And they just got a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now.

2:32:14The last question to you. Right now, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision and December them. Some of the other top of the line quarterback to answer was did or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter. It can't stay this year. But it seems like people have viewed him kind of as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with him, where do you see his ceiling and what, what is Will's special trait to you? And where do you see him take himself? I see a bunch of trades there. I think the first trade is size. It was big. He can stand in the pocket and he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing to notice about him. Again, whether it's standing in the pocket with poise. I think that's another trait that he has that's excellent. He he feels the rush. But he stands right in there. I think the next trade is just, you know, his top end speed. It's 22 miles an hour at that size, which there's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trade.

2:33:14And I would I would say his overall leadership command in the huddle is is another, you know, something that he's he's really, you know, grown into in the last few months when he's been here. And then his accuracy is been very accurate since he's been here. And when he knows what's going on and he can anticipate what's happening. And it looks right. Just feel it. And he can hurt you, you know, a bunch of different ways. So, you know, his ceiling. That's that's going to be kind of, you know, up to how he plays this season. But, you know, I see a player who has a lot of great skills that, you know, translates well to the next level. So we'll see. But I know his first focus is on winning games around here. So, thank you very much. Hopefully I have take her and some more. And the goal line and down to the Jackson. Please, meaning I'm nursing naturally. That's the first complaint I was good. I was rolling. Also, it was a weird.

2:34:15I was trying to play the whole thing. It was also the first start. Yeah. You, yeah, it's, but like I prepared well. And camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. Yeah. I have to multi year starters. I did a lot. I mean, I couldn't ask them, hey, what we got here, but I was prepared well. I was telling Jimmy and said, like, hey, why are you flocks? Probably emotional side of it. What is it? It's a guy from Ohio. What does it mean? It started. It was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that like me, I just got to keep going, keep building those days. What a much younger Austin. Do you have people from you? No, not really. I don't think even I told like me, I asked my younger self, even committed.

2:35:15I wouldn't believe that now having a couple of starts. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you? I guess you're technically a sophomore. No, I knew that year two. I was going to see you some playing time. Now starting week one, year two, I didn't see that, but like I was ready in spring ball. I knew I was going to play some stuff. But what does it mean to you to not only get the opportunities to play, but like you played well enough now. Coaching staff trust you. There were whatever the situation was. I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work and just everything I put into this. And I just finally show up on a field. There are moments, the top season, the end of the spring, and the end of the camp. I don't realize that you could play at this high level, high level with the ones.

2:36:15Yeah, but definitely was in training camp. I mean, blocking highly can tie every day. It feels a lot of confidence in doing it well and not getting balled or anything. There is defensive tag wasn't that easy. Hero and Jason Morn, all those guys. Pretty much anyone on the defensive line gets your face all the time. And Kay and Mack as well. Yeah. I was going to put a lot of my work back to Kyle about the stability. That was really a lot. How much can he help you? He helped me a lot. And I'm proud that he's our starting center, not someone else's. But I mean, he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line with guys like Josh Fryer and Josh Simmons, Donnie and Tiger. That means another voice and another captain. Look, ways of having that. And I'm with this much experience. Help. During the game, the middle of the game.

2:37:15A lot. He can tell you before the play was going on and how to block someone. What you need to do. And it helps a lot. Tiger is talking about how calm he is. How much does that benefit of you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seen a lot of us. It makes us more calm. Especially me and Tay, that's our first start. So we were up here with Seth. He brought us down. We were five. Our emotions weren't high. We were settled in. Is that something he tells you? Is that something you pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of mean sense what he's trying to do? It's how he's acting. And what I mean, him. When we're on the side of him, both Josh and Donnie, he was telling us, like, hey, we're cool. We got it. But it's pretty much like everyone. Oh, cool group. How much do you do that? As a first time starter, how much did you add in that? Me and a lot. That was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school. But I mean, you can say, like, try to remember the defense.

2:38:15You can just come on a silent and bring up the play and get help. That's really nice. Probably the first or second after that. I thought we'd say our second. Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks for playing. We'll be. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? That's um, I want to say maybe I don't know. But I mean, when I first heard you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo. You know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life in set of football and I feel like just the fast pace often, so we're running. It really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards, I'm like, Lincoln. No. I actually think Lincoln. Lincoln, what was your question? How is your, uh, your roommate at the beauty? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen Holtz.

2:39:15Okay. Who's cleaner? Oh, who's cleaner? I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other as roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean, so. Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tagel's Somme or have you just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice, I practice. I could end up being back at Tagel, I could not, but, you know, I'm just really focusing on this past practice and the next one. What do you mean? Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And it's been a dream just for being in Ohio kid. I'm from a Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest switch possible out if I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't, like, this is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game yet. That made sense.

2:40:15I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I was like, shoot out here now. It's time to roll, you know. It didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't hit me after. I was like, what'd you feel doing? Like getting out there at Indiana. I was just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school and it makes no sense. What is it? What did you see in the middle of the game last year? A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think Friars is one of my biggest role models here. It's my bigger brother in my first game. Tell him about Padilla. I don't know if that's the case. Padilla, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, Padilla and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well. I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think they just start?

2:41:15It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work. I think that's the biggest thing for me is just to stay consistent and worry about the next play. I guess there's something left to it about those big ones you guys start turning out. 10 plus RFWs. Did it beat off each other? Absolutely, I mean when you see defense, or when you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that, I mean, it makes it a lot easier than having those 10-11 plays around with new play. What does that like? Dis flows you get and start feeling you guys were really going down for the first game. I am probably glad that my family didn't understand what I was thinking. It feels good a rip off these runs because I mean we put them so much work on this and track the same you know seeing uh seeing a product you know that hard work you know Tech Reserves since that uh just off its line wise is y'all prepared this week we've got Donald from back in there they've all pulled first time really this season

2:42:16uh you know it's not particularly in Austin it's just more of Donald and Jackson preseason all-married and etc. I'm enjoying the group you know and I'm kind of the Jackson is a very good football player when he's on the field he makes his presence tough we've all been training on like if there's no tomorrow just go through when he's on the field we know it can be Yeah there's a seat to be there's a seat watching you guys nice way here no or even more of a force it felt like watching you guys maybe even though did it feel authentic? uh yeah I mean we put in the work during practice we practice really hard coach day really challenge us to practice hard I mean I was just a result of it but when it's rolling like that what does it feel like being in the midst of it? it's us it's when you work hard for something and you're able to see like what comes out of it like that's there's no better feeling in it I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to

2:43:20I'm going to I was really funny to see I was really funny to see maybe a fraction Tiger what has set been off from the first few games what's it been like playing XN for the last two? he's you know he's really calm and you start to like you never see real panic and having a guy like that next to you and you know you're having really played as many meaningful snaps I mean it's there's no one else that read the apps and my left and some are right you know for our end set you know those guys they do so much for this offensive line of peace people talk about his intelligence really kind of showing up in the film or then on the field where have you noticed that intelligence and how has that helped you? um yeah like I said and crunched on you know when when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it you know having a guy like that like that

2:44:21like we'll do this this this and then we execute having a guy like that like this there's nothing better than that well you can keep it you can you can you can you wrote? what you got? um there is a different um yeah okay what's my favorite cake? well right brother uh-huh yeah I'm going to congratulate you more uh-huh no that I almost came back with a couple of sun to go some more take a look at it Marshall they got a couple guys in the D-Foods and Run that have big 10 rodings absolutely what do you see when you look at their tape and see 13, 7 and a couple of those guys are pretty pretty big so some size yeah those guys they're real players they're real players you can sell their coach well you can sell they go hard you know

2:45:21they're real players over there we've been practicing to the best of our goldies you know and the spec and I'm prepared for that we see they've been re-gchecking last year the other day they take the playing yeah they play they play a good ball over there and you know their defense plays hard they challenge teams you know sometimes they might be overlooking they still challenge teams you know you can sell they come out there with the mentality like no matter who's in front of us like the women and the women and the women and the women and the women and the women and the women and the women and the see we don't like the

2:46:30I'm sure I should take this right here. This is the way I often feel. What else do you want to do with the background? I've been here for this year to just be able to contend for that job. We bought your skill set. Yeah, I probably should take that for a good one. I think it's a lot. I think my weight, my sister, my height, this, more regard height. When I'm faster, my feet, and I just see what you've used to take me right now. Sometimes, sometimes, like basketball, want to be on that just like defense, but you know, you got to stay in the stage playing for a while. Exactly. Yeah. That's a great question. I feel like these two can answer that for the beer right now. I think KKM here, I'm going to answer that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? Well, let me take some of the food for now. I don't know. I go against you every day. You know, this man is strong. Right? I'm talking about, like, you get the basketball feel. You can't just do a thing.

2:47:31He recovers really fast. Just the whole way I'm standing, as he had. And he got the grip. That's right. He doesn't get up on the play. Like you said, he's going to go in and watch the film. He's doing everything better. He should see the hundred feet. From like this one, knock back, it's not you can sit and move and let it go. Here, if he was far off, you're all being like this. He's done like a coach, man. He's done like a coach. Chip Kelly's in full exchange. You're all my friends. Chip Kelly's in full exchange. You are mine. About maybe like the idea of tack versus guard. Because obviously his offensive predilections were like, yeah, offensive line play, Roondale. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? That's um, I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life instead of football and I feel like just the fast pace often, so we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football?

2:48:3275 yards like Lincoln just. I think Lincoln. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your room amp at the beauty? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Teen Hoes. It's Clayton. Oh, he's a cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other's roomies because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean, so. Luke, are you still cross-training at Tag Goal Sum or have you just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back at Tag Goal Sum, but you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice. This past practice is the next one. What do you mean? You know, I was just being in a high-o-class real-life. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And it's been a dream just from being in Ohio kid. It's from a Ohio kid's perspective.

2:49:32I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would say that would be pretty cool. What was it like just last year, first game, getting on the field for the first time? It didn't fly me. This is gonna be a weird answer, but it could feel like I was playing a game, if that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game, was like, shoot out in here now. It's time to roll. You know? It didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what'd you feel there? And if like, getting out there at Indiana, I just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school, and it makes no sense. What did you see in the back of the box in the box? I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, prior to one of my biggest role models here, he's my bigger brother, my first name. So I'm a PDN? No, I don't know. PDN, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, PDN Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too, I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates, and they're progressing every day as well.

2:50:33And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind, just settled and straightforward on the next blood. That's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work, I think. That's the biggest thing for me is just staying consistent and worried about the next blood. It's my game, and I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. No other school, like just Ohio State faith came to my game. And I was like, wow, that's crazy. Do you like, I mean, you quiet, but also do you like that? Do you want everything that comes with me? I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. I don't really like that. So, if you're going to feel are you a showman, I mean, I was going to describe it as kind of like your art form. Yeah, I mean, yeah, I want to feel, I'm a little bit more chipier, a little bit, but sometimes I still be quite on the field. Would you like a competitive part of you? Where did that point that you noticed out about yourself?

2:51:36Oh, I've been had that, and it says I was like eight, nine years old. It happens, I mean, just how I am, how's the rate just to be competitive? That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State. Just to compete each and every day, it gets to go against the best DB group in the country. That's all I'm saying is it been enhanced in the last several months. I mean, you want to get in the nuts and then, Benzel Burke, etc. Oh, yeah, for sure, I'm just going to get to two guys, the best two DBs in the country. I mean, that's the reason I came here. This is going to get God just going to make me better each and every day. Yeah. Yeah. You didn't say a word, and then the two plays later, you call well, they have my audience part out there. Yeah. You didn't say a word that made me feel good. I did, I said, I said, well, he said, when he defed little boys, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And that's, I'm going to be back, then when I'm going to be able to play. I just walked off, that's it. Yeah. I said, I told you, I'm coming back, right? What's it like to be back to the car now, say, you bring in the ass, you bring the ass in, you bring in the ass.

2:52:37Okay. It feels great just us three to be on the field together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year. What have you learned from that over time? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both play outside. So, me just learning from him, and you know, the things he learned, he just teaching me. And you know, he was behind Mar, and stuff like that. So, he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically have you got better at that in camp? You've heard what you've heard Scott. I said my footwork, that's the biggest thing. Me and Coach Laugh was looking at that's one thing I need to get better on. So, I mean, I just worked on that in all seasons and just got better over time. What, what can still be a work ethic in here? I'm still my work ethic in here. I mean, just, I really don't know, I can't really answer that. But it just, it just, it's just in me, like, I just want to work. That's one thing. I think, I say, I get it from my dad. My dad really, really, the reason why I worked so hard, because since I was like eight years old, he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So, I mean, I really, I say different from my dad. Why is he like, this is the clip of my day, you know, like on Johnny Day,

2:53:40when, on the show, I think I'm about more fit. Yeah, yeah, see. And how close did you come to the show? I wasn't, I wasn't flipping out of, I don't know why. People made it seem like it was that, I was a bugger, and that's it. So, how did your dad set the table? He set a big example on me, me just, I ain't going to say it was only just my dad. It was, I mean, I have a cousin's name, you know, it's very pretty for the Seattle City Hall. So, I was, I looked at him as well, I mean, seeing what he was doing at West Virginia, it would take my Austin and Steadman Bayley. So, I mean, he was a motivation for me. And just all the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Guarded area, a brow area for sure, I mean, just looking at those guys. Guys, like, I say Brandon Dennis for sure, he was a class ahead of me. So, I seen the things he was doing in the eighth grade, and I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you think about the expectations for you? I mean, Chris Carter on my podcast, the teammates, he thinks you'd be a factor from the first play, first game, et cetera. Those are big expectations. Do you have Brakes those?

2:54:40I really don't, I mean, I know it's big expectations for me because, you know, I'm never going to play in the country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main things, just the team, and I receive a room, and I lock on them, and know just first game come. If I don't, you know, see the expectations that you have for me, I mean, I don't really care. I just want to go out there and win a game. How much of a confidence was for you when people like Chris Carter, Marvin Harrison Jr., saying, this guy can even expect a sea renal hot stage? I mean, it's something great. I mean, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could beat a net, you know, part of the great Ohio State receiver to come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing, you know, have that, but I mean, I just got to go out there and play and show you guys. What did it say to you about that? All it means a lot for me to beat, was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just, that's a blessing for me, for sure, just, you know, shows all the hard work that I put in and off the main, on the way to the room and stuff.

2:55:44My dad early, I mean, the maturity, you know, just be older than, don't act my age. I'd older than my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just got to be mature and, you know, don't act like a kid. What is your couple more questions for Karen, my wife? What is it about 50, 50, 50, 70, 70, 70, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90? Just, you know, when I see a 50, 50 ball, I mean, just, I just think is, I got to meet the play. It is on me, you know, matter how the ball is or if it's a bad ball, I just feel like I got to meet that play. You don't matter what the certain sense of this, you know, matter if it's a bad ball, I feel like the ball is mine, it's no matter who, in front of me, or, you know, no matter what it is. getting between the ball and the fender come from them. I mean that kind of sets you apart in my opinions. But all the way. Do you always have that neck? Oh yeah I did. Always had that neck. So I was like since I started to parents year right

2:56:45like eight year nine years old. I just found the way to you know make sure that ball is my eyes when it's in the air. I just got always found a way to find a way to make my quarterback look good. I guess I guess we'll have to run in the same wheelhowers with more vehicles. Oh yeah for sure he definitely made a big jump. I'm in the spring. I like his confidence. He's starting to talk more. Talk a lot of mess on the field. And I like that about my quarterback. I love quarterback to like the talk and you know just get around his prayers and make him feel good about yourself. He talked on the field. No just you just said a lot of stuff I can't say but he'll go talk for sure. Okay Jeremiah thank you very much. Thank you guys. I was on me. My split was too while he wanted me to come my split down so that I was that I was on me. That wasn't a good I was in it. The result of that play is silence. Clear that will be offense. The correct of this.

2:57:49If you're single about one one. Brought some man there will only take that shot to you every time. Where you expecting to have this bigger role in the offense this is not at all. Not at all. Just coming in. No this is a Ohio State and just all the receivers that been here and I was here before I got here so I did not have no expectation. There was having a role that I had right now so I mean I just get all the things to go and then to be able to be in this position right now. Is that surreal to you then to to be putting up kind of numbers you already have. Oh yes for sure. I mean but no job nothing I still got said to me. What does this say about the trust? I mean he tells me a lot each and every day that you know single thing covers one on one to you don't matter who or you don't matter. Just throwing it up. I just got to make a play. Do you realize that the trust is there a moment of spring or this? Drink camp or I say I say fall camp that's really when he was just trusting me just throwing it out and I'm just going to go get it. On the place that day with the day you said you're supposed to see why.

2:58:53Yeah to why yeah. I should have cut my split now I think I was you know I like. Part of the numbers I should have been like numbers plus numbers plus two I believe yeah something like that so that's the reason why he just played over top and that's who is just an essential. I mean I love it I still feel like I'm. Just a regular freshman but no a lot of people say I'm not but I mean just the role that I have just coming in is just it's been a blessing and I just can't. I think the can't say it's on me is on God and just the coaches were trusting me to have put a freshman out there and just to go out there and make plays and just build out the. Hearing from your teammates and the golf and then you but you said you didn't expect

2:59:55to have playing time. You know you got car now take you got mecha boogled I came back you got bringing in that big of your all. Jaden ballot all on God so really my mentality just coming in just working learning just no special teams and make plays on special teams a lot of my mentality was. Yeah. What do you expect to be different about the big. Just watching them they way better than the last three teams in place so I mean it's going to be better team that have last couple years that we played a higher state play them as we could they said so I mean it's going to be a good game you got to go to build higher state as always better be as a. Oh yeah for sure we hungry right now I can see in the air body as everybody in office all was along quarterback will however receiving we definitely hungry for sure we had to go

3:00:55out there and has a dinner and just put on the show. Austin more in the podcast. Did you. I have a better what would it know you more being interfered with not getting the call or not being able to catch anyone. I say be able not to make the catch anyway. I fly everybody I have to catch it no matter how the defender on me or not I just feel like I had to make a play no matter what I mean I play Saturday I feel like I could record it but you know it was a pass interference but it touched my hands I should record it. Dan hope you're worried Jeremiah there's a lot of discourse from fans this week about you not winning but Sean Alexander freshman year of war just what's your thoughts on that. I mean me calling is a great player as well I mean I can't really not kill no Sean is a great guy I talked to him two weeks ago it's a great guy learned a lot of things from him outside of football as well so I mean I really can't focus on that I'm just worried about beating Oregon and just going out there to pass it to you then just put on the show. And anybody else with questions Tom Moore fuck I hung up you mentioned getting bragging

3:02:00is that make she getting used to that frustrating we seen that from the father teams yeah is that frustrating is that you know you and it feels like you always think you're open are you still open when you're bragging oh yeah for sure I'm still over no matter what bragging or not I mean me they just came out with a good game plan to break it me and a mecca and you know I mean just you know things didn't go as planned as we thought it would but you just got to keep moving on just move forward. Steven how I did 24 seven sports did you mind the two touchdown plays that you had with Wil Howard how many times do you think you guys rep that to get you know those were perfect throws perfect patterns and you beat your guy off the line of scrimmage just how many times do you think and what does it take to perfect that. I think we read the least I don't know how many times and practice over the weeks that we had off. I mean just came down to you know they press me we we taking a shot that's what they told me the weeks we was off and he told me her before the game in the locker room I just got to give you a shot and that's what he did and I just made a play.

3:03:01The first game he had story just how tough was that challenge against their secondary I know you have to get the end of the game but you guys made plays all day long against them just what what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you. I'll say the challenge is going to be you know a good challenge they have some great global guys there Jabbar Muhammad number seven or Nikolary the other corner I'm an over there they a great global guys I mean probably the best we go see all year for sure we just got a good day you know be Ohio State that's all Tony. So what are you not open. I don't know probably when a whole team on me I should say I mean I'm always open for to me for sure let me just know throw the ball in my area I'm going to find a way to make a play as I'll go say. Step on christening Cleveland.com you talked earlier about you know some of the great athletes that you got challenge and you aspire to be like I guess where's that confidence kind

3:04:02of come from for you how long have you had that confidence that you know you have the ability to be one of the greatest in this sport. I mean a lot of people tell me I'm going to be great I would I do since I was about going into high school a lot of people tell me that me just you know football is all I know so that's all I really want to do like I live breathe sleep football like that's all I really care about don't care about everything outside of football like football is all I know and I just want to play football rest my life. Thanks for all bro. Letterman Girl. It seemed like you have a role where we tried to connect on some of those deep balls throughout the year. You'll be able to finally do those in that moment. That was kind of carried that forward. What is that? What is it say about the way that you guys have been able to continue to progress? I mean just you know the weeks that we had all we were just working on deep shots because they tell us a means that we have we got to take sauce down fill. We just got to connect on them and you know will tell me before before the games like I said you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance and I'm going to

3:05:04make a play for you that's what that's what you told me and I just got to make a play for you. Adam King don't be a bad guy. We can all joke we can all talk about the expectations and the start of this become you and just 13 games. How you handle that? I mean just a freshman how do you take all these expectations? Know when you step on the field that you're always open and still go out there and play? I mean expectations I mean I can't know how you're staying for a reason that's what I wanted. Want to be challenged I wanted the expectation. Expectations I should say. I mean coach hotline just helped me throughout the whole year just preparing me for each game each week. A mecca, Buka, Cardinal Tey, Brendan Enders, really the whole receiver on just helped me stuff I don't really know about. It just helped me throughout the whole week and I can't really say it's all on me because my talent is but they really been a big part of the reason I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Andrew Gillette, Cleveland.com. Jeremiah over a thousand years, 12th of December, first year.

3:06:05When you look back at your freshman year what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had not, you know the hardest part about trying to train this one day? Learning that playbook. I playbook is something else. Just coming in spring ball, me just new plays in every week I'm like, well what is this? This new plays every day in coach hotline like you go you go be good. We got no summer fall camp. You go be great. So I mean just you know that's it. That's definitely was the hardest part just learning the playbook and a lot of other things. How's it going? How long have you been trying to get that down pad? How long have you been taking the field cover? I'm pretty sure I got it down pad right now but net season I really want to learn everything the HZ. Yeah I really want to learn everything in the playbook for net season for sure. That would be 24-7 sports. You mentioned how many guys it might take because you did not feel ill. So when you are one-on-one and Will's talking about what EC's you be one-on-one.

3:07:06What is going through your mind as you wind up and realize there's one guy covering you. Wind that's all I could say. When that's a coach hotline we do something like in a hotel Friday night before the day he asked me like a question like you get one-on-one something like that he asked me what do you do I say when and everybody just started laughing I don't know where every like it's true like you got a when you're one-on-one about it so. I'm here for the right bill landed. King's of the North. Jeremiah didn't move you around so I'm going to send a seat to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers. Yeah. What goes through your mind when you find yourself matched up against a linebacker. I just started laughing in my head a little bit. I mean linebackers can't really cover receivers like that so I just know like it's most likely going to be open but you know they just try to move around a lot because you know people trying to break them in and I'm outside just alone by myself so that's what it's moving me around a lot. Or left they will be in more in the last three. Jeremiah you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign has been learning

3:08:09the playbook what has been the best part so far. My way is going to rub off on people eventually and I would also say that you know you kind of have to understand who you're talking to you know people certain stuff makes different people tick so you've got to know your guys you know if you got to get harder on somebody to make them go or if you got to kind of relate to them and you know Paul Messiah have to talk so I think that all goes into leadership and you have to be able to that has to be a skill that you have to be able to develop. What's been given by Coach Day now these are true hit coach. Give them like college duties and that's what you've been doing. What's been different about that? I want to say you know too much has necessarily changed but you can tell you how tremendous trust in Coach Kelly and what he's what he's going to do and the kind of the schemes and everything that he's brought into our program so the fact that you know he has such confidence in him and his play calling ability makes us tremendously confident so Coach Day has always been coached in and continue to stay that way but I'm glad he's able to you know focus

3:09:09more on what he needs to focus on. I'm just Caleb Browns back to the practice. He's kind of a field general in a sense kind of the quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just you know the Mike linebacker we have Cody Simon who does that as well but Caleb's kind of that for our secondary kind of make sure things are clicking on all cylinders and he's just a very cerebral kid very smart and he's able to kind of take control of the defense so make the right calls make the right checks so he's definitely annoying for the office to deal with but it makes us better. Does it affect you in any way where you are? Where every log is you know we don't worry about you. I would say impacts the entire offense. It's not like you know we're not oblivious to the fact of the caliber player he is but you know as an offense you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up a classroom. That could be my catch. Was he attacked really that way? Yeah I never really thought about it like that but we definitely come a long way since my freshman year

3:10:12they've worked for the lower days and kept me all these years and kept my head on straight and allow me to you know develop into the person that I am now. But so you know coming full circle it is really surreal moments of being my senior year playing against. You know the people I got my first catch when he was so it's really cool. I remember Kyle getting yelled at. He was a ball he was not supposed to throw and I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year online so that's kind of a bittersweet memory but it was a great memory. I mean I have to say yes if I don't think I should score down I should be playing football. What have you got? How have you been? I heard you had a lot of things in your career. You were already advised to see what that was. Who's a minor? Yeah minor came in he kind of has all the intangibles that we're seeing. You can tell he just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a very cerebral kid and every time he gets on the field he expects perfection. He's just got to continue to develop, continue to work and I'm really excited to see what he's able to do for us.

3:11:14Look at how heavy he seems to your advice. May throw over camp to be able to put this opportunity to start on Saturday. Yeah I think you know it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you would want or receive at really any position you could play. Any position on the football field with his athletic ability but so a lot of it for him was putting together the mental piece of the game. You know I'm not just understanding what he has on the specific play but the whole concept. Understanding defense is all that type of stuff so there's nothing really that can get you ready for that moment for your first habit college because it is different in high school. But you know once he wants to get acclimated gets used to it. I have no doubt he's going to take off for us and do tremendous things. I don't think you seem faith continuing to drink the team together. Yeah I mean it's been a huge part of everything that we've done. Been a huge part of a lot of the reasons why the scenes came back and everything like that. So we have a team Bible study that we continue to do and continue to grow. I'm kind of just freaks is truth of the gospel to the guys on the team and is definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because. You know looking back a couple years ago there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith.

3:12:18And along came a couple special people who really changed the time and it's about program but you know in the Bible it says one man plans the other man. And what is but God ultimately brings the increase so we're just trying our best to stay a beating to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. I would say kind of the the the founders I would say of the teams faith were definitely master team for one Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So what do you view as your responsibility as a captain? Really what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a as a person in general to push everybody closer to Christ. And you know by doing that I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm kind of be that example and be that life for people to look up to. And I think all the basic principles that are found in the Bible in the Chinese perspective. Naturally, naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in a sense. So I'm just trying my best to anyway.

3:13:40Yeah, I mean we have specific goals going into every single week. Some of our goals for this week is you know things can get sloppy in the week one you see it all across the country. You know false stars penalty is all these types of stuff. So we're really just trying to be clean go out there play a fast complete football game. Clicking on and firing on all cylinders. So by no means are you underestimating and your opponent we go out there on the field every Saturday, expecting to pull out whoever lines up across from us. So that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold true to that. Yeah, very, very unseared is guy very funny guy kind of lines the room when you walk in when he walks in. And he's just he's a true joy to be around. You can kind of throw will into any setting and he's going to get along with everybody there. So definitely up the team chemistry locker room. We love having him around. So we're super glad he's part of this team. Oh, a lot of that we're getting back there. Look for him and so forth. And we also expected on the play.

3:14:43Oh come out. We like we knew that they were in the team that played in the honor. Like you mentioned, there was some past effect. We're trying to think that maybe the rest of the will are on some plays, but when the ball didn't come out, you guys were efficient in the passing game. 13 and 16, 13, 20 years of potential. What allowed the passing of actually stay that prolific as even the off at the library? Maybe from the bottom of the window. The ball you had to come out quicker and so forth. But we have to see that we didn't go from the line. I just had to do that. And they're running faster and quicker. How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a bigger, bigger party off at? I feel like each game of building, like we stack each game and stuff like that. So this I just made bigger plays and then stuff like that. I just thought it was another building block from the crowd. And how often have line been working so far this season? They've been doing pretty good. They've been doing stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. And you guys are the one game that was going to last for the day. How can you go by receivers, how in that group that's going to be?

3:15:45We do got to get in the box. We got to get in there and get the safety, get linebackers or at the end. It looks like that, whatever they need us to do. On your touchdown catch, did you like it? The ball will allow us to come down? They came. I thought. It's throwing into the wind. Yeah. Yeah. Colonel, what's it like? Like I used to remember. Did you figure the ball was going to be coming in sooner or later this year? You called it my girl. Meaning, you know, you don't get three big time lives. You know, you're going to have a five receiver made before. Did you figure a victory? It would find you insignificant. It's significant time. Yeah, I knew it would all come my way. Each and every week, we have plays for each and all of us and stuff like that. It just really depends on what the defense gives us. Players, give us one thing, you know, it's not a ball goes away from you. It comes to me and stuff like that. So ultimately, it's not in my decision or it's ball goes. And yet you're blocking a state on point. So like you're blocking, it's not a point. Yeah, our blocking from the wind has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that. Because we liked that pretty much all last year. So they've been in a big emphasis.

3:16:45They're blocking it here from the water. And when you look at Penn State on the video, what just stands out about there? Maybe their pass through pass, what's your going to be personally up against them? They are pretty good solid corners. They play man-to-lies and stuff like that. So we got to win our 101s outside of them on the perimeter. How similar is it to me? I know you got an opportunity to get into the game last year. How similar is there a court to share the corner back? So what you maybe saw last year? I'm pretty much the same. I think we're going to see a man cover doll around. They got a little size on the foot. And stuff like that. They got a price, we're going to see a $3 million dollar round. Thank you guys. Thanks for your time. Thanks for having us. Thank you. Appreciate it. Bye guys. I'd say Ben at pressure, who's the way. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Bronco a little bit. So that's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching. Especially in practice, we're going to need some pretty good catches. Very competitive for a fish here.

3:17:47Definitely competitive, but in a good way. We're all there, supportive. We all know our strength and we're all going to have to practice. We're working with each other and hoping to get better. We all know that we're moving to other. We're listening to the analysis. There are a few of them. You know, he adjusted from 4.5 to 50. And then he got a lot of pressure. I would say they're ever a point where you push. Okay. Objects and pursuits. I'm part of it. I need to be like, understand all of them. Did I ever do a quick few more? Yes, I'm not. If you're not, how can people who are... How are you? Speak to me with a time of over right there. I have a question. Is it a few on that one? Yes. Something has started really on. So, it was before that there was one I knew. That record was just my first opportunity. Yeah. I was like, I'm going to be able to come on and talk to one.

3:18:48I'm very close to the record. I think I'm going to have to come on and talk. Stuff. He's definitely on that topic. And I like that. He's on the whole topic. Yeah, I mean, that's what our unit is. We're talking about the toughest thing you know. That's what we're talking about. First lesson, I'll give you a break. I would say we definitely have won. What he started in this way. That's where the same started. I just wanted to get it. I just wanted to get it. I just wanted to get it. I just wanted to get it. That's what we're talking about. I mean, I wonder if it's real in the toughness. That's real in accountability. It's right there. It's a lap. I would fall star in the middle. You know those are.

3:19:48I would say our indie kind of builds up the roughness. The hard and the toughest were just. Going full reps. I don't know if you tell them. It's working. I'm working on it. So you're going to have to sort of. There's a really going against this. Yeah. How much was your family? Been a great resource. You've been a football player here. I know. I mean, 20 minutes from home is pretty nice. And my dad playing here. I was like, what are you going to do? So just being able to go back home and spend time with family is good. It's not my parents. How often do you go back? I would say probably once a week. But it seems like you're somewhere around there. Not that far. There's some different things. Yeah, get a family dinner. Yeah. Do you ever go back for a high school event? Go back to being.

3:20:48Yeah. I think that's where this week I can go back. This is. When things ramp up for a school, how do you balance that? Do you have a government plan? Yeah, it does. Especially when the scheme starts to manifest. You really have a government plan. You go to the nursing school and you have to be really down. Now that we're under so much time, what excites you about it? You just about getting on the field and anything. You'll play meaningful football. Being a brother has seen the brothers succeed. You just know and know all the work that we put in. And you do know who to go for the room. That's awesome. Are you a big guy who had on my taking care of the environment? Or you just fall business once you step out of the hardest field? I probably said it's a little business. I kind of just kind of got my radio out there. It was very fun. There's moments when we had a big, run-and-know-a-day. That was awesome. There's moments like that we just kind of have to look at.

3:21:51When you were when you had an accident, and getting on the field, what kind of care you prepare for that? For everything that happens for you? Is there a way that you can get fresh in that moment? You know, breaking here is practice 100% here. So that means in the gym, and you can get in there. And then that means everything's going to be okay. And that work on it. And the gym means just right there about practice. That's what I'm talking about. You're talking about the DDS. You know it's tied up. You're working against that practice. How do they push you as to having an idea of the better in the free field? Hello, Chris. So I'd like to get my hands on them a little bit. If I can, I'm just going to break off of that. Well, they're quick and it's going to help me get my feet on the ground. What's the case? How do I know that everybody comes up with a new product?

3:22:51I have the pattern you get. Both the new ones, as well. And the guys are keeping the thing on. And it's fighting for that new goal. What's it that might see the top program? I mean, you've seen a lot of those guys grow. So I'm pretty nervous with that. That's what I'm going to do. I'm really, really nervous. I'm really nervous. How important is the relationship of the audience? Good. We're close.

3:23:51We talked a lot. How do we have to keep moving on and off? I think that's pretty much the best. I would say during mid-Spring, I just framed. I said, OK, I'm going to be better at this. I've had a really good summer. I've had a ball camp. I grew a lot during the season. What's your like-down reaction? Yeah, I've been a year ago. I'm way past it. I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be? Whatever the name of the beer. I'm unselfish. I can divide a lot. It's blocking and passing. It's very easy. It's been really nice. I feel something completely with all the guys. I like them all. I think that's the first one. Yeah. How is it going to be? A lot of people are coming here? Yeah. Again, I think he's about down the stairway.

3:24:53Sometimes we're watching film. I don't know. That's me or someone. It takes a second. It's really dangerous. It's blocking the human's experience. Yeah, I think it's a very dangerous experience. I'm just going to feel on the spot. I can't help it. Yeah. I'm going to walk this. Yeah, I mean, like I said, there's a better country, there's a better country. There's a better country. In the going of summer, we're going to take my hand plays. For a year. I think I'll be able to play. I develop that really, really. Yeah. Yeah. It did, at the same time, we were different skin. We were jabbed down 26,000 points, just a pounder plays. But here's more. We do do jab runs. That's more design. Different footwork.

3:25:53Different body's vision. What's the opportunity for all of you in the tight end room, with K now? Yeah, we're at this K for sure. But we're communicating and we're making sure that better. It's your five-odd breakthrough. We're in the top of the whole of you. We can spring game. What's the best way to get in the top? I mean, it just shows how what we have going on in the highest state. We're fortunate enough to have a program. Having a game on national programs. And I think it shows the power of the program. This week in Tilt Coating said maybe that started last week before Iowa. Your thoughts on how you guys move back? Who are you here? I think going back to this foundation, I was a team. We believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend. We got when we showed toughness. But to your point last week, I believe there was position groups that were challenged. Not necessarily taking it personal,

3:26:54but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken. But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two or three weeks from now, there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better as a team. And I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is I think every single week we play, we've continued to get better. But I mean, that's just life, right? I mean, the thing you continue to do, continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year. And obviously, you've done that. Yeah. What point did it become clear to you guys are going to be able to kind of hang your cat in front of the ball the way you are now? I just think we're such a balanced offense. I think this kind of going against our team, especially specifically against our offense. I think there's just too many things you have to remember. You've got to respect the perimeter. And you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and the inside zone.

3:27:54All the different things that we can do, putting the ball over the field in perimeter, or even taking a shot down the field. You have to respect some of these things. That just leaves gaps in the ability to gash the ball for six and seven and eight yards. So I guess to answer your question, the more dynamic wherever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots. I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. But I think Coach Kelly and Coach Dada doing an amazing job just putting us in the right position and we don't have to think about that kind of stuff. We just awful minds that is 4 to 6, 8 to 8 plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can. And we'll look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balance the best you've had to be in here? How would you guys characterize the balance of the ball? Yeah, I just think, I don't know, I don't want to sum up. I don't want to compare. But I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't, I don't, it's not much weakness. Now, when I say that, we still have the humility to know that we must continue to be better weekend and we gout.

3:28:56But when I just look at our team as a whole, I don't just see like, let's go pick on this guy because this guy can't do X-Wank D or we can leave him. I think we have 11 guys on both side of the ball that are able to be dynamic and the physical and strong players. And I think we're just a complete team. Again, I say that with humility. We want to continue to weekend and week out be the best team. We know we have to show up because on any given week you can lose. So we show up every week with the intentions that it's a national championship. Let's say I've talked a lot about the Saturday days of the ball. But you're going to have this team for the Iowa game. Yeah. And for men. What's going to help you grow as a leader? What's going to help you grow more comfortable? I guess it's being kind of a voice in my mind. I would just attribute that to my faith. In my words, they would do the scribes. I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of foundation and who you are. Having a sense of self and idea of self. And I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it has given me into being leaders to other people,

3:29:56being able to be a leader to other people. But I think that's where it starts. How can you lead people if you're not really sure of where you are? And then also when it comes to practice, practice quality of football, I think the more you have an understanding of the often, the more that you are in the often, the more that you know, the more ability you can then hand knowledge to the next group of younger guys coming behind you. So that all helped the leadership. But I would attribute that to my faith, my strong foundation, and no one who I am. Maybe some of the veterans will ask you here that you kind of were able to learn from as well. And notice that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some? Others, there were so many. This is being my fifth year. I've seen many, many leaders always going back to my freshman. They were just in and pass bowl and Jonathan Cooper, those guys to then the next group of guys with Chris and Fayer, all those different guys going up coming through here.

3:30:56I've seen many great leaders. And I think there's something I would definitely say there's something special with the leaders on this team. I would say there's not the leaders that we have on this team, but not just leaders due to seniority, due to it's just my turn. But I would look at the leaders that we have on this team and say they're sincerely leaders. Not just by, as I'm just leading by, it's not just Hamie Downs. They're truly, we have great leaders on this team. The first question, Brandon was saying that, he feels like Will is just built for the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah, I feel like he never gets too high. He never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused. And that's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word, but the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you want. From the quarterback, no matter what spot we are in the game, we can look to Will. And he'll be able to lead our huddle. And we have confidence in that. All right, she, thank you.

3:31:56Really many tough practices. You know, hard camping on so far. And tough practices. So really just coming in each and every day, man, it's just trying to get better. So, I'm, I'm important to establish a run, especially now in big time. Man is very important. The coaches, you know, they stress that a lot. You know, we got to run the ball, stop the run, especially in these match-up games, you know, these big team games. So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. So what's the most intense memory you have, the most lost one, since it's got here? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Paul County, no, fuck County, man. I got so many there, fuck County. But yes, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression playing with you when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came, he came in the room. And man, he gave us his speech. He was like, man, I'm a dog. I'm a dog.

3:32:56And man, that's right, that's right. I knew I was like, I, we in it, man. We in it, but not, man. I love Coach Lock, man. It's out of the deep, brings him in. I thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing, you know, in this room, on the same, man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about that. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos'? Oh, yeah, man. Coach Ophor was that way. You know, he coached me that way. You know, Coach Lock does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. You know, they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether, other sets of the farm, like the Sal the other day, or we just kind of generally keep them balanced sometimes. I was born as a for running back to work on stuff with the kind of your off hand, and you're not carrying it slow. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool. You know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach Lock helped us work on is just using different tools.

3:33:58And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday. You know, sometimes, so, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so, I'll do the first that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to be great for you really, really. Yeah. Shoot, really, man. Just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just getting developed here. You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Lock here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I'm praise God, you know, first and foremost, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Lock here, and leading Coach Lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, please put Sean in here. We talk so much. You guys have talked about it. You know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you deal, you're in for a drive, and there's Coach Lock in there, and you go over that third drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time going. You split back, it feels before, but you've always been a feature back.

3:35:00Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel that defenses are a little more worn down than you are, when you get in there, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, full four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries, what kind of helps you at all in? Yes, it has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you can kind of live anywhere in here, there's even help in getting down up like, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, you're just like, it's not harder, but then I don't have any help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest. So, um, does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got, we got, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. Bigger chances to come, but what's impressed you about the offense and blinding?

3:36:02Uh, man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, during practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during, on Saturdays, but man, really, uh, the work that they've been in during practice, you know, it's hard, man, and those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm, you come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that mentality, I want to, one of another, one of another. Uh, yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, um, we build momentum, you know, off each other and I'll definitely build momentum off my Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. It's time to say, man, and, um, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Nice try to try this together. I was glad on the field, I'm executed. I thought it was just amazing to see. So as it's teammate, you know, I gave him the arms and the props and we got to the end of my bro. That's the hell of a lot, but he's just good to see. Did you hear him yell from the side, man? No.

3:37:02It was so loud, he could hear them with TV microphones. No, actually, I did, man. I just seen the blitz pick up. I was like, well, yeah, I'm gonna have to go out there and get one for sure. Yeah, for sure. How was your fast bro in San Antonio? I thought definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as I think all they had. Like, yeah, I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. So definitely want to share. You know, Coach Kelly yesterday. It's here. Does he call things differently when you're in the game when you see she's you're in the game or in when he sees Pravee on the game? He says no. He felt like that too that the packages, the package. You all just run the planes. Yeah, I think that's just the biggest thing, you know, like I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just go out there and just execute it. Yeah, I know y'all are trained the same. You know, you look at the guy you see. He's a little bit different from the red guy. Yeah. How do you like this package? I'm like, we shot this off. You know, it's only the first game. So I wish I could say, yeah, definitely how much I like it so far. But I think as we continue throughout the season, we get to showcase a lot of different more other things.

3:38:03How does it compare to what you can do? The Ole Miss stuff, the variety of plays, etc. I think just starting off the season at the point that we're now like we haven't really done too many crazy games just right away. What's your practice for me? Yeah, you already made it. I mean, does it feel pretty deep to you? Oh, yeah, definitely. It's going to be fun and time to share. Which one does it feel like you guys are close in the run game, the bus is you open? Yeah, I definitely think so. Like I said, we see on the fan, you know, how everybody has collected, we can come together and improve things that we're missed or love like that. But I think we definitely will. I'm sorry, I had that big walk. What's that Brandon in it? What's your point of view of that? We're watching back on film. What's every action for you and how much of an emphasis is that? It was like your way ahead. Yeah. Definitely, definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position. Super important, just to see what we do in practice together in the Eagle XB.

3:39:05What was the reaction scene? The end of the walk with that? I mean, at the moment, I just like, Danny and Mike C. Bar. Sure. Coach Kelly was talking about you, Jamie on James Peoples. Doesn't matter who's in the game, they call it the same way. And James, like, what did you see in his first performance? Do you see some similarities that all between you guys? I think in James, man, just saying, have a go out there and be super excited with the performance. Like, go out there for his first game and see him get the run and get the dude out. Just see him get the experience like his first game. Me and Tray both just enjoy it. Are you surprised at all the sea teramising happen for ever game? I think just as a team and like, we're so talented and everybody just works so hard since we've been here. And you just get to see what each of our teammates can do. So it's like when they go on all Saturdays, it's no surprise. Great. Which one? Thank you very much. Thank you guys. Thanks for the challenge. It's a hot one with that.

3:40:05Just take step one, just walk in towards the locker room if you don't mind. Really just coming in each and every day, man, and just trying to get better. How important is establishing the run, especially now in big time? Man, it's very important. The coaches, they stress that a lot. We've got to run the ball, stop the run, especially in these match-up games, these big game games. We've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have of the most lost one? I angle a lot. It's so many. It's so many. Paul Camp, no, Paul Camp, man. I got so many there, Paul Camp. It's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room.

3:41:07He gave us this speech. Jesus, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. That's right, I knew I was like, we in it, man. We in it. But now I love Coach Log, man. I'm a Saturday, he brings him. I thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing. In this room, on the same man, he's been a huge part of the same. I thought you'd be around. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos? Yeah, man. Coach Ophor was that way. He coached me that way. Coach Log does it as well. Both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful that God has allowed us to cross paths. They both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether or they said, step on what to solve the other thing or we just kind of generally keep them balanced sometimes. I was born as a bird running back to work on stuff with a kind of your off hand and you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool.

3:42:08You know, you can use sometimes that comes out. And so one thing that Coach Log helped us work on is just using different tools. And so it definitely comes to show on Saturday. You know, sometimes, so, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so I'll be able to prove that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to be great for you really. Yeah. Shoot, really, man. Just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so really just getting developed here. You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back. And so especially having Coach Log here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I praise God, you know, first and foremost, but you know what him bringing Coach Log here, him leading Coach Log here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, Please, please punch on him. We talk so much. You guys have talked about it. You know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you deal with your in-for-a-drive and the coach comes in. You go over that nerve drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first half of the season.

3:43:12You split that goes before you've always been a feature back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, do you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there in, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, four-four-quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team, to be honest. You think split carries might kind of help you at all in any way? Yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And I, you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you can kind of look at any more in here, does it even help you getting down up like, do you know you're not maybe getting the volume? Is it like some unharder or something? I don't have it helps at all. Coach, they actually talked about that, too, be honest. Does he spread to the team? You know, if you get tired, you know, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays.

3:44:12So, he actually expressed that. Bigger chances are come, but what's impressed you about the offends and why in the world? Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, they're in practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays, but man, really the work they're playing, they're in practice. You know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, getting off, going strong. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a step arm. You guys speed off that mentality. One of another. One of another. Yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other. And I'll definitely build momentum off my shine, man. Coinshion is a great running back. I believe the best running back in the country, man. That boy is talented, man. And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the team. Thanks, right? He's been working really hard, man. Even before this even, he had a great spring, great summer, especially throughout ball count. He took a lot of reps and went against shooter, the top players, taught defense in the country.

3:45:16So, I think he's ready to make a build. As a bad team game, would you recognize what changes happening with it? Bring off the mentality goal, or then coming in, or against two players, those three. I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I'm too locked in. I don't really notice it. But, once they meet the point down, it was still clear that it's in K-Man. And so, this is trying to motivate them. You know, he can do it, man. And then, as soon as the great battle, we have the team trust. A lot of people are going to win. Praveen, what are the things you can do as a veteran, as a back, to help those guys? Of course. I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to carry each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time with time to be hard. You know, you can get selfish, I think that's how it's done. And so, that's something that God has been helping me work on. It's just, I know it's tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all. And really encourage the guys around me and spread his life.

3:46:18That's when you've seen throughout the team here, almost half a week and a half? Yes. I definitely have seen that, man. We've definitely been listening to each other up and encouraging each other. You know, just really trying to put the pace and focus on the basketball. We'll talk yesterday about how this lost group has been affected directly. You haven't had a lot of chances. That chance is my fault. How do you feel like you guys are turning the page of the club with me? I think really, that was like the biggest focus when we came in after that loss. I met as a team. It's just like Coach Day, really did a good job with that. You know, just like, man, we all got to own up to the mistakes that were made. But, you know, one thing I love in respect of our coach Day is that he took it upon himself. You know, he called himself out and it was like that, so I know. But it's really it's not all of us, you know, as a team. And so that's one thing I really love about Coach Day is that, you know, he was willing to check himself. What was the last week's practice like specifically coming off that day?

3:47:18It was tough now. It was a great week of development, you know, getting better and cleaning up the little details of the parents. You know, I think, you know, we continue to strive on the little things, the little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season here to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it just, it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of our faith, you know, in the Lord. I think this, I believe, you know, he wanted it to go this way, you know, and test our faith. We're we continue to trust him, even when things don't go our way. And, you know, he's helping us pass that test. You said Coach Day called himself out. What did he call himself out on? What kind of things do you say? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy. And so he was just like, it really starts with me. And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches were 10-pointing on everyone else, but Coach Day, you know,

3:48:20man, he just took upon himself and like, that's what he, you know, he's going to get it big. And, you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man, and helping us clean up things. Try to punch on it usually, doesn't football around, don't have any problems with his career. What do you see from him kind of found him back from that? This week, this week, we passed a real, but it proceeded on well. Where did he add in terms of, you know, responding to that? Quashon, man, he's been responding to that virtually really well. Yeah, he's definitely not used to putting a ball on the ground. And so he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that, to get that fixed man, Quashon is a really great player. And he's definitely going to knock down. If you've kind of got a year to go over to right after that happens, you give him some motivation and comfort. You kind of leave it well. Yeah, I mean, we always go to the bench and we encourage each other, man, Quashon. We encourage each other, man, we just sharpen each other and then, and therefore, each other, you know, when you meet it.

3:49:20So you're on the 2014 title team getting on inside of you? Is there a 10-day anniversary? Do you remember watching Zekin and those guys as a kid, and how did they put your memories of them? I'm not going to lie. I did not watch it at the kids. I'm not going to lie. Have you gotten to know them now, or just what's your sort of like, you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. It was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, leaping off the like the Champions League against Belmer, right? Yeah, yeah, like four, right? Four tuts, and the four. Yeah, I think so, but I know that team with Stagnas loaded. So a lot of great guys on that team. I think that's right. You know, just coming in, you know, with the right mindset, trying to put it in the work each and every day and get better as a team.

3:50:20So what are some ways that you and Sean kind of contrast the complement one of the things that you may not be able to do as well as the advice first? You don't know. We'll see. Where is James step down the course of the play? Man, James has been so good. Man, he's a really good person and good player. And he comes in every day, you know, just trying to get better. You know, he kind of reminds me a lot about myself in some way. Man, this is hunger and everything is coming in. He's going to be a great player to him. And he's continuing to buy it. You know, it's a little bit over here. You know, where we're trying to go. And, you know, he's going to be a good part of this offense. And, you know, he said this person too. What's the matter about this hearing? Man, he just brings someone to it. Man, he's a funny dude. And, man, yeah, I just love a man as a brother. Man, I got you, you know, just a chance. You know, I knew James when he was recruited. And so we talked a little bit. And just like being here, man, just being there, you know, help him insert him.

3:51:22You know, the local community. And just being there, man, the conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to be there for him, you know, when he's in the name of that. They tried to, you know, deal with those every situation, set a deal with him. How does the impact affect the one? Running down? Yeah. How does it, how does it, how does it, how does it, how does it, how does it affect the one? Oh, man, Caleb Downs, he's a good player, man. I was so glad. You know, he's here, man. He's, he's been really good for the defense, man. And yeah, man, he's, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the ranked game, past game, everywhere. And he shows up everywhere. What is it we always do in the sponsor club? As a captain, Jesus teaches greatness to serve him. And so I just, you know, I think for me, you know, I just want to be, you know, the Lord's humble servant. And just be able to serve others, you know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so. And be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like that I pray on it.

3:52:28And that the Lord helps me to remember is that, you know, I'm trying to please him and not others. And so, you know, just keep it in my eyes on the Lord and continue to allow him to work on my heart to be a better teammate captain for my team. I think that's, it's, it's going to be really good. I'm not telling you what it is, but I'm going to go out here to see your captain and his team. Uh, she's not really, man. It's just, yeah, not really, man. I'm just so thankful, you know, that God has placed me in this position. And my teammates, you know, they, they picked me to be in this position. And yeah, I'm just so thankful, man, and just being in this position, like, I just want to be able to bring glory to the Lord's name. And so, like I said, man, just leaning on him, you know, it's tough, man. It's tough being a captain because every day, you know, you got to come in and people are looking at you, do things right. And so, um, there's been days where I struggle and, um, just got in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help, you know. And he, he bought me through, man, and he's continuing to make me a better person, a better teammate.

3:53:32What do you talk to each other? What do you talk to each other? I'm just going to talk to each other. What do you talk to each other? I'm just going to talk to each other. What do you talk to each other? I'm just going to talk to each other. Uh, I don't even think we talk much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we talk about that. We still locked in there right now, man. It's just, when that time comes, we call it, man. But, yeah, what would you tell them about the atmosphere of what is going on on Saturday? You can do it for the first time. Uh, it's a side of, man. It's a side, especially first game, being back in the shoe, um, the walk and seeing a fans and everything. You know, it's, it's a huge environment. So, yeah, I'm, man, I know he's going to be so excited. You guys are breaking over two in the country. You're loaded. People expect y'all to make a run all the way to the championship game. You know, it's what happens in. How legit is that from your vantage point in your city and more your city? I'll trade you on about this team. Yeah. Shoot, man. Um, you know, it's a long season. And so I think the biggest thing is that we're trying to do as a team. You know, this year, it's not looked too far ahead. It's just taking one game at a time.

3:54:32You know, I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. Let's, like, let's just focus on hacking and marsh within the next game, the next game. And then, um, eventually, like, we'll get there, man. We'll get there. But just every day, just trying to focus on one day at a time, putting in the work. And I'm preparing for the opponent. You know, we have each week. All right. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Appreciate you, man. I'm so, um, you know, it's been great. And the more that I just throw to these receivers and, and just get, you know, get around these guys, you know, the more, more we're coming together and becoming a team. And it's, it's cool to see and we just got to keep, keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as a. How do you practice this in? What do you like? Not like, um, you know, I think I've, uh, I think I've done a pretty good job protecting the football and, and being smart with my decisions. You know, I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I, when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and get, get some more. I'm, um, those are just a couple of things that I've, I've thought about personally, but, you know, I think, I think one of the bigger things is, you know, what are we doing as a team?

3:55:40And, you know, obviously, you know, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better, but, you know, the bigger thing is how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being a quarterback? You know, how can I encourage somebody, you know, before we go out there to remind them, hey, you know, if it's a running back, you know, make sure on six and whatever protection, you know, you got these guys. You know, doing, doing things like that is, is something I want to continue to grow in for my team, you know, because that's at the end of the day, you know, all 11 guys have to do their job, every single play and, you know, being the quarterback, you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that, you know, we're being the best team we can be. Yeah, yeah, I felt fast was nice to get out and running a little bit, you know, I, I, we made a little, made a little QB call on that play and got out and ran and. It was fun, you know, obviously it's it's nice to compete with those guys and running, you know, trying out runs and some BBs that are really, really fast.

3:56:46But yeah, it was good play. No way, no, when you're in your, you want to do it with all of the past, you know, big, priority, you feel like you're like, you're like, oh yeah, absolutely, that's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense. You know, whether that's in a re game and in the scramble game, whatever it may be and you know, I just want these guys on my team to know that, you know, I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to, you know, because the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to, you know, are we going to run some quarterback, you know, run place, sure, but, you know, at the end of the game when it's third and five and everyone's, you know, everyone's covered down the field, am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go, you know, go get six yards and run someone over like that. That's one of the bigger things and I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard. Some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to be coached all of us.

3:57:48Yeah, as a visit you were P way, I mean, I've always, I've always definitely, you know, when I was a young kid, I was a pretty good runner when I got to high school, I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket pass or kind of, and I wasn't really known for my running ability. I was a kid, you know, from time to time, but when I got to K state, I put on a little weight. I started to get a little stronger in the, you know, in my leg areas and, you know, actually my first start against TCU, third play of the game, I ripped off like an 80 yard, QB draw, which I surprised myself a little bit. Like, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete, but like, I was like, man, I just really just do that. From then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it. And, you know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, obviously I ran the ball, I get a mountain. I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run, to touch down and throw a touch on, I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with the teammates, but, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a big part of my game.

3:58:53I think it's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here, you know, I think, you know, you feel, you feel the eyes a little bit and you feel, I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them to ball and make good decisions. And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human, you know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, it was talking to you earlier, Adam, like, going against his defense every single day is a blessing. And, like, I know it sucks at times and I'm sitting here like, geez, like, you know, in a game, like, that guy's not going to be guarded like that. You know, that's just in Zelda being a dude or IGB, you know, making a really good play, but like, that's real.

3:59:54And that is going to happen. And we're going to play some really good defenses, but like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. And, you know, for me, you know, it's just it's elevating my game. And I love the competition and we all do so. I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense, they're doing a lot of different things that move around a lot. You know, they're blocking their catching. They're doing a lot of different things and they've shown some really good flash so far in these first couple days of practice. And I'm excited for this group. I think, gee, you know, geez, doing some really good things. And obviously he's, and he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense. Like, everyone looks to him. You know, he's one of those guys. You know, and Will Kazmeric, so it's really good things to Lonnie's and what's really good things like everyone's kind of stepping up. It's been cool to see. I think that tight end rooms definitely bringing the juice coach. He's got him going.

4:01:01I'm excited to see what they do. Yeah. He's still like you know, if you feel like you're the number one quarterback, you approach practice. The mindset wise, we have how do you go about that? Because obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's that's all I'm trying to do. And you know, whatever whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and you know, show this team that, you know, I'm. I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do when that's that's all that matters to me. It's getting better and being the best team that I can be. This is the first year that we've coached guys were trying to see trips and village and kind of talk to you guys more. Are you going to do off as that's invaluable? It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think you know, we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge. You know, and have all these weird rules that they couldn't coach. But now being able to, you know, have Riley and Billy and coach Kelly and coach day all coaching us.

4:02:01We got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for for the room. You know, I think Riley, Arkansas, don't some really good things. Obviously coach Kelly and coach there, you know, some of the best in the in the country. You know, I've dealt with quarterbacks and you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analyst be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. Well, tips that there is no front line. There's a point you guys looking to. We saw you all the reps. And what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and then be able to get those reps and be the leader more important. Yeah, you know, I wish I could say I don't really know and you know, that's not up to me. That's that's not my decision. I am I'm just going to be myself, you know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day and and you know, try to make the make the most out of my reps and show this team that.

4:03:02I'm going to I'm going to give them my all and that's all I can do man and then we're just going to keep compete and keep making each other better and have fun. I think I've I've tweaked some things in my mechanics and you know, I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise, but read wise and beat wise and and all these different things. I'm just I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching and I ever have before and you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing and you know, my movement keys my pre snap checklist my post snap reads like everything's just been faster and obviously you know, my experience helps with that a little bit. But I think you know my work with my with my quarterback coach has helped a lot Jeff Christiansen you know, he's he's helped me a ton and you know, I've I feel like I've just gotten stronger and that's helped me a lot too. So I think I'm throwing the ball with a lot more confidence going ball a lot better and a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten and you know, that's a great for those guys for getting me ready and you know, making sure that I develop myself in the off season and you know, I've become the best version of myself going in.

4:04:14Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you. I appreciate it. For my whisper, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the kind of great numbers and I've done things the right way and I've won it in this offense because by hand because my coach Kelly, you know, make adjustments. Why? I had pretty much contact with them. You know, they weren't really a I really don't like to have your hand held process. You played up a lot of time. What is it about you to drive to want that much? I would say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was giving me a lot of responsibility and I knew a lot of responsibility. I mean, make sure I'm here and so I just, you know, I want to be the best for back in the week and take the mean to do things the right way and just do things right.

4:05:16I love watching Joe Barrow. He makes that adjustment line. He's a really good decision maker. I like Justin Herbert and I charge his fence and I watch him play. Some of those guys know that I was just, you know, good decision makers who make these mistakes. I would say I'm a little more quiet, but I'm working on the help of a side. You know, I've been trying to get the people, the won't come later out there with the guys that even on that question, just trying to be a leader for them. That's why it's definitely quite a confidence. Definitely a confidence in your ability to play. I know a lot about the club. I actually, I think I've only been here once in a period of process and I love that. Really good food, good places to be, hang out with friends. I think I've visited maybe freshman or sophomore year. Yeah, just for the camper and visit just the super-cell of these guys. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program, especially as they prepared for ballpoint upfront, what did you take away from that short period of time?

4:06:27Yeah, it was really good with the coach of recent drift season. They were coach of players hard and I saw the work that takes you to the playoffs and I'm coming here to see and the older guys put in the work and throughout the winter. I've seen our older guys all the years put in the work and then showing the happenings. How much of a relationship did you have with Aaron, obviously? He had been committed. You come in, you both freshmen. What was it like before and what's your relationship? We didn't have much relationship prior. We measured it in 11. I knew each other a little bit and then come in here, you know, the quarterback room, everyone here is really close. We're all pushing each other to be better. We're all taking push points from each other trying to be better. It looks like it was the driver who made 40 of Mike's pride expecting it. I would say we were caught by surprise. You know, come back from the game and there was a little bit high experience because of the team journey. I don't know, it was kind of off I think. How did you feel when that happened?

4:07:27I think it was a pleasure to play for you. I was just wondering if you were to sign up for the play or not. There was definitely a lot of emotions, but I'd like to have a lean on helping him in the making the regular decision. I know that Aaron, I'm like, you know, it's a word, but I think it's not really a good thing to do. I have a true question for you. Could you please ask for a question? I can't really explain how that happened. I'm just really trying to develop and take push push day. I can remember it for Michael Scherr. I can't push push push Kelly. I just wanted to develop and run the offense when they wanted. I just took their push points and then tried to figure out how many. Could you look at your face and push for you? Maybe I'm not going to find it. What about your face? What about your face? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense and someone who's the absolutely mental trust. It's a great question.

4:08:27Do you bet? I bet you can. I bet you can. That's really, that's a lot of fun for the future. I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. My bow was a quarterback at Penn. I was a high school and I was a footballer. I was always around football. I love my office at high school. I really just had an eye on my parents. Who's your favorite Tayden? Packard. What are you saying? I'm a high schooler. Why are you always here? I just keep it like I do. From a coaching standpoint, it feels a lot better when you're not looking around. You put your right hand down there. Now we had the sickness going back around. You just slide outside in. You're going to have two platoon and go both cards today. You got a coach.

4:09:28That was good for both parties. As a coach, we can still practice and for the kids getting really good reps out of it. How much does it take to get the students to take the students? Yeah, just flip the calendar over to the line unit. You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed. But if we're talking about what I wasn't over there. You had to hold his tongue. That's our position. That's who we are. You want to coach this position or play this position. You're going to take those. I think maturity and the growth of those guys understanding what they need to do, why they need to do it. It's going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in the games. We're playing more and continue to play more like linemen and not lines on a page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in, you're kind of like, who do I have? I got burned.

4:10:28I'm going to go get the burn. No blocking you. I don't want to block you. I want to block you. You can block me. Thanks guys. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, you know, schematically or whatever. We're now the ownership and we're going to burn. This is how we're getting here and this is the technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot, man. You know, I can say that starts playing true because we're not. You're not blocking a pop up them. We do pods. We do individuals. Larry's guys. And you got good on good and it's showing. That's the positive. As a coach now I'm saying it's feeling like. Feeling better about it because we're doing it and they're doing it because they understand it. I'm not just saying, I'm a lineman on the page. I got to go block those guys. You know, you mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining a light if you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well. You get a good read on what you have. Yeah, it's another proof so.

4:11:28When you're in a match up game Ryan talks about this all the time. It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step. If you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification. Then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us to answer your question. Yeah. They expose like, why did I get beat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then Larry's guys can do the same. And what we get at whatever the technique may be on a zone player or a gap player. Whatever it may be. And we hit something big. He can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands so that good on good that we're getting the go? It's going to expose a lot of things. Not necessarily how good you are. But when you don't play as good as you are, if that makes sense. Hey, I just, this might be a general question. But how would you see more, I guess, including approach? Could you pitch mold change over the course of your tournament? It's still all about, in my mind, or in my active evaluation.

4:12:28Like you have to be a guy that can come here and grow and perform and play. The changing has really been with the NIL at landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, how vested and how far you have to be in that. What's their priorities? So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche right. But like if a kid loves Paul, it wants to be great, wants to get developed, wants to be around and play against Larry's guys. And those guys are practice. And we feel like we've evaluated through camp or through tape. And we've offered those guys. And we want to go get those guys. Is that 40, is that 60, is that 90? I mean, that's, that's all far evaluation of what we have. So from a, you know, the game football hasn't changed. Including change, yeah, and all that. But you still got to take guys that you can go and develop. Because that day one ready made guy in the offensive line set. Point amount if you're finding four. Yeah. Because they're feeling far between. And you see a roster full with, you know, five stars in the fantasy world quarterback. Corn or whatever. And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those top guys.

4:13:31You know, there's a, those top guys. Do you feel like you're approached with NIL as a part of it? Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like it's a high state here? Yeah, because we're not done yet. I mean, you know, keep your head on the swivel here. We're not, I mean, December the long way away. And the weekends coming up soon. And, you know, where guys are, where they're getting recruited, what position before. I mean, that's what we have to do. That's, that's my job. That's, that's coaches job as we go together. It's like evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win. And so, yeah, stars matter. Sure. My wife could point out. That's a, that's a really good guy, right? But as I said, those, that pool lineman is not as big as some of the others. I mean, we shouldn't get them. It doesn't mean we're not working to get those guys. And like I said, it doesn't mean that we're done either. And that's a long way to December too. So, I'm curious. A couple of questions. It's five. Did one superstar guy, the one who's not there, is that you can start a pipeline or it's hard to really get this place where you're getting this guy.

4:14:35Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through or all the stickers on the wall in there. I mean, you know, yeah, we had Paris. He was your national five star guy, right? But then we had other two other draft picks there that the one was in five star guy, right? Luke was in five star guy, good players and they got developed. You know, those guys before, I got here all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's, you'd love to go get all of those guys. But do they fit the next up round guys of the four star guys? Are they really a four star? Are they really fit? Do they really want to do that? No, pipeline online. You just look on the wall in the room and we've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels. How would you say you're the evaluation style? When you're dealing with so many people wanting to hear before they even put you in a game of the junior ID that you offer tomorrow, it seems like the process is just kind of plausible. It's a way of being about a valuation, right? It's about attention in all cases.

4:15:36But how much harder would that be when you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you that you're looking for? But maybe the form isn't there, maybe the camp performance wasn't what you wanted to see. How do you get the end to understand what it was? Yeah, I think you got to feel through the relationship of what the kid knew, the relationship with the coach. And just being frank and honest with him. You know, I mean, I'm not smart enough to tell this guy one thing, this guy the other and the circle back. And then all of a sudden you come back and it's like, what was the message you gave here? He was trying to be as straight and communicative as you can. I still don't think though you get into early junior year first two or three games which we're going to do. And guys that we felt like right there you needed to see. That's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kids just looking for a check mark on the internet, I've probably failed at that my entire career. Early on until you know that they're a buck eye. To be clear, you said I'm not a pop up dummy. You?

4:16:36Yeah. I wouldn't love to block you, but. With one leg or both. Just in case. I'm sorry, the English. Got you. Three guys. Last question for coach. We've got Josh, he's a priorist guy. He's 15 years old. He's got one. Where do you thought it's going to show up? Watching. It could be depending on the day. It could be depending on the day. Like you're in the dull drums and the grind of camp practice 12 13 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guys like fellas we've been here. Let's go. This is the laptop. We got to pick it up. We're going to go. Could be in a situational field. It's an hour. It's like a. We're going to third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down now. They come over walls or butts in, watch the picks, watch the twist, whatever the batters may be. I think it'll show them in the games when we hit the first real adversity through

4:17:36whatever game or whatever quarter or whatever drive that shows up. Then that's the next time I'm going to show up because they, as you said, there's there's gamesmanship there. They've been in and they know now it's not the first time. I'm like, whoa, what's happening? It's a this is happening. Here's how we get through. I think. That's something that you think you guys. That's something that you think you guys could just manifest in the flash. You're with a frame of center to the attack always. Obviously, I don't know. Like, do you think you were missing a little bit of that over there? You just a veteran veteran experienced guys, you know, I mean, you had Matt there. He played a lot of ball. He had Donnie was coming into it. But then you're replacing the three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country and the other two guys that. We're coming into it. So yeah, I mean, experience helps the time and what's experienced you to say that. I've started this many games, which means he's played this many thousand reps. I started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone. This many in whatever situation it may be. Right tackle my freshman year, you know, six three red tackle,

4:18:37turn block jack. So it was fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously it helps you draft stock and everything like that. But, you know, you don't have to snap the ball. That's pretty sick. You get both hands back. That's been kind of interesting. I know what kind of like at the end of spring a little bit when I was going in with their I really didn't know how he's my right hand for a while. I come out the ball. But obviously we've developed and we're good with that. So it's been a good experience. I know like me, Luke. You know, take as well. I'll play in some right. I'll play in some red guards. So I ask any questions asking Donnie questions on the other side of the ball. I don't know. I love it. I mean, I just love playing football. So I'm killed with whatever. So I'm good. What is different with Chip Kelly as the office coordinator right now that you've noticed with the run game? What do you feel that's different? We run the rock. We pound the rock man. It's isn't really fun this year. What does that mean? When you say that, what pound the rock?

4:19:37What does that mean in your vernacular? I just think the way we run out of the ball and the schemes we're going to implement this year, it's made very, very difficult for teams to combat that. I think the amazing offensive minds of coach Kelly, coach R. Obviously coach day and coach fry. I think they've come together and made some really, really fun plays. Not only, you know, obviously like really good schemes, but there's some cool plays in there as well. I know we've loved to, you know, run. I remember my freshman year and last year, our defense has been number one defense in the country. And now we've been able to really not, obviously, we're not going to beat him up or anything like that. We've been able to move a little bit, so it's been fun seeing that. And seeing the guys really get into it. And I think coach Kelly has been awesome and effective. He's a very open-minded coach. We're kind of stuffy tries. So we'll be reading the script or reading whatever we're like. This is what we're going to run this other way. We're like, okay, it hits for like 40 yards.

4:20:37And this is the coolest thing ever. So I'm really excited for this year. I think everyone should be too. Thank you. Thank you. I think it's 6'5 on the rise to just 5 hours. Yeah, no, I got a little blue color. Yeah. It's amazing. I think you're right. I think you're right. Yeah. You're a little angry. You're a little angry. All right, full of the perfect. I think we used three tight ends and two running backs to our formation. Then, Packer had been the full-backing situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do with short-range. A little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means in his program. Joey Kaufman, who has this back over to the left. Chip, as you look back, and even here two months, 15 spring branches. Is there something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish this? Well, I don't have a conversation, because I didn't think snap. But I think the most impressive thing is that many of us have been able to close this for both teams. Some programs talk about a brother. This is really a brother.

4:21:37Our practices, as we talked about earlier, are differences. They're highly competitive, but they're not coming back. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the D line and the second area of the receivers. The competition is a better, the company the best there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and get really competitive. And then on Sunday, if I point side to fight for it, we're trying to accomplish a good problem. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a special bond. I think you're going to need to keep the closest team and most connected teams. Everyone's at the right. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, I'm glad I've been around. Chip, obviously, didn't want to talk about Jeremiah, but Mattga is the big returner in the group. He can't provide everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of other people can meet with you guys? Good point. And Mattga, as you're minding me and the other 14 practices, is it something that you can do? It's something that's special. And JJ is a really talented player also. But I think all of the whole current updates and really good things watching him that's been in for all of them.

4:22:41I can't say what he often is. But I came in with the blind slate. And I have no opinions for him. Not that religious blind. I didn't just observe him. But I think that why I'm shooting on this is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple games. After the regular season is over, you know, make sure you're going to be in depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now. And we get some guys in there that can make some plays with the player. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. So you've got a couple of really good running bets. So, you know, you'll load the bots. You really, you'll load the bots. You'll get those guys in one of one coverage. And it's the core Betch responsibility to decide me that and get them all in those bets. So, we're going to do the less of double covers. It was a double coverage. And now it's a little bit later about to be available. So, having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second or all that, Pat Murphy, my first seven sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about the quarterbacks, maybe buying for the starting spot.

4:23:41So, the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got not going to see more of them today, and we probably have what's your assessment of them as they kind of getting this. I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, you look at Julian and Aaron and JJ. They should be in a hot, much lighter than Reisville. And they're out here playing a front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch that and beat it and listen to them. And they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept here is where we throw them in the deep end. So, see if they can swim. You know, there's three things, maybe anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in, stop wearing it and install this with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go set the kitty tape on it. We're just going to do the really simple things with it. They get it all in the more they can digest the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can step back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for.

4:24:43So, those guys have been in process. They're still learning, you know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, well, that's people here along with the offensive coordinator, the corporate coach, because I just got lucky with that. Because I'd actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So, I play Ohio State Months when I was at Oregon. That was in Roseville. So, I never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So, I caught myself and I ended up in the stadium during the compliance and 80,000 first round panels were posted. Got time for just a few more folks over here until the right Dylan Davis. Don't worry because that given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out to most people at Gillian's progression through 50 practice is where he is and what you guys had out of spring? Gillian is a very fast processing. You know, he really, really thanks very, really quickly on the field. He makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on them and really taking progress and any seasons really well for a young part.

4:25:44And not having been exposed to a lot of college differences. And especially what Jim does. Jim can make the young freshman more like a pride with some of this stuff because, but I never saw that with Gillian. That's been impressive his ability to retain and image AJ. The compliment I would say is, if you got here and you didn't know what class they were going to do with it, say there's no question about how they pick things up. And sometimes, fresh and act like fresh. But the guys who are special, they don't act like fresh. They act like different backgrounds. You know, do you guys have any tips on that? Far left, Campe teat Robinson, the athletic. You're on the top of the impression that James people would say on that one. You have to run the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era college football. But as you search for Army 3, what did you see from them today? What has their growth been like in the business spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for being not knowing again.

4:26:46It's just a... Don't worry about what the background is. Where they're from, who they are. This guy at this start, this guy at that start, this is... They're all black eyedons. And this is how they do it. And I think James has got really good field and vision. He can get things. I thought saying this is really good things today. TC is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about that. We're very cognizant of the fact that class situation has changed. So you have to develop that that, you know, used to be maybe have a parent spare. That's what everybody says. But I think you may have to have one of the bad news. You're talking about 16-17 games. You're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here within the 15th training sessions of the class. Oh, well, here's the right. Tim May, Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You're not on podcast? Yeah. If this guy's all happy with being next to the next one, I'm really happy with that. I'm really glad you're here. I'm really glad you're here. You must have some juice if you have your name.

4:27:47Definitely. I like it. It's not just the lustfulness of hopelessness, but it's awesome. Yeah. Just do quick. It's number one. You feel compelled to let your scorebacks know where they stand. You know, it's coming up to you. You know what I mean? You know, where is that, you know, me and your mind? That holds the time of the staff and visit me on. And mind me. He does an unbelievable job. I think all our tutors understand where they fit and what the characters and what they want to do. And we're going to want to assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they spend our success. And what we do after three or four. We greet everything. They're going to be constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today. But we can't do it unless you watch the film. And you can really look at the things. Because you may see something when you're on the sideline. You know, why did you make that decision? I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. So I'm okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, we're all scared of no one's wrong. We're going to recruit you because we'll have to that one more wall.

4:28:49I mean, it's in every position. You know, offensive line. You're going to have never seen people going to be in a certain position. You know, where they fit. When you see that. When you feel pressure with the transfer portal, you know, you're going to hate those for a long time. Meaning, is that when you're in mind that you see people going to be in your mind that do you see them? I think it's not the word that one or the other. I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which one of your evaluations to the training sessions we have. Guys, we've got to have, we've got to have real quick. Last two questions. Dan, open and then, Rob, all right. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarter back named by? And what are the things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determine who that guy's going to be? When we're between now and whatever that is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice what we're doing in college football. You get 50 training sessions in the L.C.

4:29:50And then we'll go back to working with Mick in the way from getting bigger and faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and be obsessed. So they're really from a football center around their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've been involved in this, is that it kind of happens organically and authentically, you know, because the players know. And we said, we said we're going to be in a jungle. And they all think it's 10. You know, they're in the locker room with them every day. Players understand, you know, who they feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. You know, when you say this is where we are with it, you know. But that timetable thing, I don't, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So I'm not.

4:30:51Chip, I'm talking about you. But typically, your experience you've done, again, like Tim said, a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow it down for a QB? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids. Where early, you know, we were like, wow, Marcus Murray always like that. Remember, fifth of the second practice, he got to the fifth reading progression that we were out here in the second game. And I asked him, well, I do it all. I asked why, it's just one of our second things. And so, why did you do that? Because I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. And it didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for people who processed it, I think it was right. We came back in the day, and that was cover 60 of the day. It comes, I mean, when you guys call the cover, it's just, but it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years, you know, they're really struggling. And the light bulb comes off and you're a bulb. They've had it, so everybody has different learning styles.

4:31:52You know, our job and the evaluation processes today. And we're going to find those learning styles. So, you know, they're cognitive learning. They're an auditorium learner. So they learn my field. Is it more a field guy, you know, a more film guy, you know, tall different? And I think we have to keep hoping and prodding. And for us, it's coaches. That's the challenge, too, is what is the best learning style? And how can we do that? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know, but my friends and my friends were data. That's always kind of what we're working on. The study and thinking about kind of where we are and how much can they handle. And then how much is too much? You know, because this could be a great time. I agree 100 percent. But if you know fields, you know, then why are we rising in? You know, and that's this whole thing we got process that we're all learning. They're learning awesome learning. And that's what happens. There's that identity, sort of coaching, running quarterbacks. And something you always were lean toward, or is it your by your case by case?

4:32:54What advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for events. So when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last hard to two big plays from a home's run, a catchable home's another runner. Any not calling the sign quarterback runs for the pad. But when the defense matches up in place two men in terms of their backs in the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one is the nominee. You make score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want a hook side. And there's time to react and understand if you do a running quarterback. When we talk about the best ability, the best ability is available. You know, you're not letting your shoulder take a few times. We are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that you've got the problem. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game and we'll run in the quarterback. There are people that run offensive styles that are really successful with it.

4:33:54But with this group we have, right? Now, that's not. Now, they can't hurt you. The little didn't when he was at case date. You know, obviously, they don't talk about the couple of times today. They air to talk a couple of times today. Linkens are a really, really good athlete. Julian can run. But, you know, we're not calling the design quarterback runs for the year. You're not going to see, you know, like the tremendous amount of respect for companies and the lazy that you're not here, the straight T as far as you go. We are not going single way. So we are not going to slap it and run the quarterback. I saw a quarterback by myself. But it is another weapon. It also keeps defensive locks. You know, three defensive locks. You have to continue to mend in the quarterback, closing the games on the edge and just getting the first down. Well, then the defensive analysis starts on the competitive quarterback. Well, then we can run the ball block and the end of the ball block. Sometimes, you know, running the game on a quarterback really is a blocker. Usually responsible for a defender with the defender was cheating. And the fitting in on the run, the other thing is responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really erred to that a couple of times today.

4:34:54And we had a block that the state was sticking its face in there. So we're going to check out the run the edge. What happens in the next pivot defense is why. And we're going to get the area and the chance to end the ball off the run. Coach, thank you so much for your time. And thank you for being a bucket. Thanks. Thanks. So maybe 42, whatever against Youngstown State. I'd be so upset coming out of the game. But seeing how violent this game is from this perspective, now you have to say, hey, okay, not only within games, can we keep guys fresh? Right? But can we do that so that when you get to the last few games in the season that act that are the big ones, right? And then you get to the games that you're judged off of when you get to the game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a full, a full fan, right? So I feel confident with five guys and that's going to be a week to week. You know what I mean? Like these guys know, I think honestly, who start to be week to week? If you display during the week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental week, well, I can't reward you with starting if you have six mental errors during the week.

4:35:55You know what I mean? I think it's going to be that iron sharpens, iron constant complications through the whole fall. That is something that Jake's going to hide is going to be through it. What kind of a game is he just losing to? But is that part of which one has to drive you then? Was it driving you then? You just assumed that was kind of the case when you played anyway. I always felt when I was here that they were trying to out-recute me, which is the reality, right? Yeah. Which is why it prepares you so well for the national football. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league because now it's like they're trying to out-draft you. And so I used that as fuel, but I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like should it happen to them that can happen to me. So I just tried to be a certain way in practice. Like I tell the guys all the time you have to control the things that take no talent. You have to eliminate all the loves. Like if you if you loaf on the field, you're a traitor. Like you should just go play for the other team. Like that can't you can't be coaching effort. And then you can't have mental errors because if you have a mental error, then you can't trust you.

4:36:57So those are the two things I always as a player was like, all right, you're not going to catch me loafing. And you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat, and that's inevitable. It's football, everyone's got scholarship, right? But those two things you can control every single day. What's the next step in the summer in the spring? I think it's just the end, you know, we haven't we haven't done like any of my series. You know, we know he can tackle and all that, but I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant. And he's been he's been willing so far, you know what I mean as far as his hand placement has been good, even more on the strike. He's tough. So it's just continuing to have him challenged to there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from a well backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackle is at the intersection. You know what I mean? Because he's seen it before from that perspective. Everything he's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, that'll drive him so he's made great progress and I'm really happy with how son he's done.

4:38:02James, look at recruiting. This is like it's going really well for you. Obviously you can't talk about specific recruits, but just overall how do you feel like that's going and are you enjoying your food? I am. I am enjoying it. It's it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids, you know. Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. We have the largest fan base, largest alumni, nations opportunity everywhere, right? So you try to just like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, you know, especially being an out of state kid, not being formal. And then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life. And so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it and try to tell them the vision like where you can get to. I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids I'm recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was.

4:39:03So it's like I tell them if I can the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence like I knew where I was going. You know what I mean? I knew where I was fitting. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're not you got something special. How much of you guys have staff already talking about the long season and the need to play more guys? Well, I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's the reality, right? It's a longer season. There's more games and there's no excuse out of place like here. Like if you're all on playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, you know, matter, you know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the reason because injuries are going to happen. There's part of football. You know, you never want to wish it upon anyone and you're certainly not. But it's just you can't be naive to think that you're just going to have every single starter healthy for the whole season. You talked about your mentality as a player and then you're recruiting different players than you were.

4:40:07How do you, how do you marry that when they may not have the same mentality that you need? But you want them to have. Well, you figure that out when you get to know them. And there are certainly some kids that you start to recruit to where you see like, you know what? Ohio State might be too big. It might be too big for them. You know what I mean? And so it's not for everybody. You have to want to come in and compete against the best and realize that you have to win every single game to be the best in the world of what you do. That's the expectations. That'll have state. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's okay. But you have to through the process kind of find out who has that mentality, who really craves football. You know, like who craves football versus a lot of the other fluff that kind of comes with it. Who craves ball because when they craves football, then the other stuff will take care of itself, right? And we'll just keep getting better and better and better if they want to be the best. Two more questions for games. Yeah, that's I mean, that's I think that's your job as a recruiter is you got to figure out what's the mindset of the kid. And are they are they serious about football?

4:41:08And you have to talk to the people that are around them and you got to figure out how to talk to coaches. You just got to try to figure out like who loves ball. And they had a felt they do the same thing, right? Now they're attending the massive amounts of money. And they're saying, okay, we're going to give this person money at the change their motivation. Or they still love ball. So now it means college is the same thing. Like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football? James, I've already talked about it, but he told a little bit of the elevations from our bell from end of the class. Obviously, missing time last year with the injury, but where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move this way. Our bell is I mean, showing a lot of progress, you know, most importantly, you know, mentally with the playbook and everything. I think our bell last year, there was a couple things, right? Because of injuries on the D line and camp, you know, he moved the end for a little bit. And then we brought him off the ball and then he had an injury and he kind of missed some time. He wasn't an early mid-year, you know, so he comes in right in the summer. And so he missed some reps there. So the see where he's at right now is extremely impressive.

4:42:11And for a guy of that size and that much power and his ability to run, he's a special athlete. And so our bell has had a good spring. He's got to continue to dive into the playbook and got to continue to learn all the little things. And as you go, right, like week one, week two, you start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build. And it becomes kind of a lot. He's the guy who continued to comb through it all because athletically, you know, he's one of the most gifted guys that we have in the room. I know, and I have probably mixed with our tech work. What has changed the time that you've been recruited to now that you're visiting, like, are there any other differences you've noticed in your home? No, I think it still comes down for the most part. Like, NIL is certainly an aspect for some. For some, it could be the most important thing. It's always a factor. But I think you still just need to find out who are the kids that love football and they want to be developed. And it's about the relationship to an extent. Like, a relationship gets you to the final stretch. For some kids, NIL might be the thing that pushes them over the top.

4:43:13I mean, I don't know. Like, every kid is so different, right? I try to view it as you're just building relationships. And are you going to get a young man to trust you to develop them? And to not only the player that they want to be, but the person that they want to be in the future. And can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to do that, you know what I mean? So I think one of the things that is helpful is my playing experience. I think, you know, when you've played and you've done it and the drills that you're doing, you know that they work. You're not going to waste your time on stuff that doesn't work. And then the fact that, you know, I am blessed to be at my alma mater, you know, so there's no sense of trying to leave here. You know, and then you have the question, I get a ton of, what do you see yourself in five years? I'm like, where I'm sitting? My alma mater, you know, my kids love it in Columbus. Obviously, I love Ohio State, so I think those are things that can kind of be in the band. Okay, so I know you've been working with, you know, kick off and put teams as well. You've looked at that for you in terms of, you're getting involved with that thing.

4:44:14Yeah, it's awesome. Maybe I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean? Like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks, right? Is all in one team room and one meeting room. So you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own. And I think it also gives, it gives a little bit of urgency to your own room. Like when you're in there every single time, you better be making an impact on punks if you're aligned back to your. You better be making an impact on kick return or on kick off, kick off return, punks return all those things. You better be making an impact, right? Because your coach is in there all the time. So it's been nice and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that. That sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters. If there's someone who's been in a NFL, what do you think will be in a NFL doing a kick off now? Do you think that's like it could be good for college? I mean, the thing that's things that takes away like the surprise on time, you know what I mean?

4:45:14But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game. And I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it triples down. It seems like everything triples down. So we'll see. As of right now, we'll keep things going the way they are. All right, James. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks, guys. Cheers. Every day. So. I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make five in a row and going all the way back to 50. It was actually the people who came to end it. And yeah, I just had to make five in a row where we were running. So and so we got it. We ran, but we ran one. So I did one time. I know it's gonna be a short term. I'll kick it. That way. Yeah, for a little bit, you know, you always going to perform in those kind of moments.

4:46:15And, you know, I felt like I got the team down, but at the same time I knew that those guys had confidence in me and actually talking with my teammates, Jack and GTE and those kind of guys really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just kind of wipe it clean and go to the next play. But yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. And you have the process of a weeks after you were just trying to get over making it. It's something you have to get over mid game as a kicker. You can't let their last kick affect you. So just trying to get through it and get through the game. And I knew I could have made that kick. I mean, it's, it's, yeah, it's just one of those ones that got away from you. But you always look forward to the next one and you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that. I probably say the same as last year. I feel just as confident as I did last year, even though I didn't get too many attempts from, from deep to show that, but still feel just as confident as last year. 55, 60.

4:47:15Yeah, right around there, right in there. Yeah. That's every kicker's drill. That's every kicker's pain. I mean, you saw the guy from FSU a couple weeks ago. That's my buddy, Ryan Fitzgerald. Really, really great kicker. But everybody wants that opportunity to show everybody what you can do. What did you ask him? What did you mean from year to year? Trying to become more consistent always. You can always become more consistent. You're going to miss every once in a while, but just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have to so that you can become as perfect as possible. I guess this is the way I would put it. I mean, the standard is the standard here. And even we didn't look up to it last year. So you got to correct it and get better. What is that consistent? It's a lot of things. It's a ball contact. It's confidence in your teammates. It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not falling through straighter. Yeah, that's something I really were telling us all through straighter this past off season.

4:48:18So a lot of my balls are going left towards the end of the year. So I had to correct that. And some of you can't really correct mid season. You want to mess with it. But yeah, I corrected that this all season. Coach, is Coach Day a second? You have all the specials in the back end. It's a huge challenge. I don't have any. I really like it. I like Coach Day being around the specialist and all the special teams. It's just was more involved. It feels of a higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. Him and Coach Keys and Gunner Danins. They've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel I feel it's good. Where do you specifically feel now? Like where does that show up do you think you have Coach Day and the higher importance? I think the fact that he's paying more attention to special teams. He's seeing the good things that we do. And so he has more confidence and has to put us out there and give guys like Joe a chance. And you know, he pays more attention to things like that. So it's better for us so that we can thrive in those situations that we didn't thrive in last year.

4:49:21And he has the ability to push out there because his call is a final call. So yeah, with junior folder, all football camp always that the guys who started Thunder was also the starting call. Me and Joe got a lot of work over the off season to get him there. And it's not always who the starting Thunder is. It's just the best that hold him. So he got the John. Well, you're done every time. Second here and then being here. And I just keep going over the luxury. I mean me and John are like I said, me and John and Joe are like three best friends off the field. So we work a lot on stuff on the field and nobody's around. And so yeah, we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys and yeah, I love John. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys when you stay in the other position coaches? I don't know how it's going to be really about his best intentions. It just makes you feel like he has more confidence in you when he's putting you out there because he's watched it a lot more. I know for sure on the kickoff reps he watches kickoff coverage all the time.

4:50:21He loves to see the guys running down the field. And we actually made that a really big point of emphasis this past game to run through the goal lines. I joined my teammates running through the goal line. It was pretty fun. How much has it helped you guys that now there's only their coaches in Rob and Gunner from the other side? I mean Gunner was out there last year, but he couldn't give us coaching technique critiquing on the field. But at halftime he would he would talk to us and Gunner played at BC. He was a long snapper so he provides really good insight into kind of like a, I would compare him to like Brad Robinson, my freshman year, gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like when, when things aren't going your way on the field or you're not playing up to the level that you want to, he's kind of there to calm you down and tell you like, hey, like I've been there before, like the veteran guy even though he's a coach now. So yeah, it's very nice. What is last question guys? Rob brings a lot. Man, he's, he's been having a coach. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes you feel that every kick really matters.

4:51:22He's really good. He definitely helps with the coverages. The coverages have been much better this season than they were having to have the cover kick yet. But you can just tell from the guys running down, they're a lot more passionate about it. There's bigger emphasis on it. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Thanks, guys. It was just the first two weeks this season, yeah, like I just said that it probably wasn't best for the player, but it didn't take back from my want to be out there in the game. But you know, guys stepped up, competitive excellence, guys executed. And so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can. It's just a frustrated player and a coach who knows what's best for him. Now I thought I was good to go and a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean I'm fine? And then coach said, you know, talking off the cliff a little bit, but it's just trying to protect me for myself.

4:52:29You know, I've blessed with the opportunity to play a lot of ball this year. And so it was just like, look man, let's calm down for these weeks and we'll get you back after the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there, but it is what is reprintable again. How's that the one that's played in that? It was amazing. As a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the other shoe. So just running out of the tunnel, you know, I've never, never said I'd take the game of granted, but knowing that I like the number of times I have to do that's whaling down, kind of waiting on me those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest levels as fast as I can and just, you know, taking it all in in the moment. I mean, when it happened, I've been lying about it, I said, I mean, I wasn't going to take the route, heated obviously, but like, but like I was like, oh my gosh, like what happened now?

4:53:40And it was kind of a moment of like, okay, like how long is it going to take? And then everyone's like, as I am trying to do, like, we don't know, like everyone's body heals differently. And so just trying to, you know, put good things in my body. So I heal as fast as I can and trying to get, like, I have to rest doing everything to train, I've done it to do everything. Coach Ryan, Coach Day told me to do to try to heal as fast as I can and you're about on the field. Did you have to learn moments of uncertainty? You definitely remember that. Everyone's feeling differently. A hundred and a half hundred. No, no. What you're talking about is the only thing you're going to do when you're going to go back and you're going to be feeling that. But I think the decision will come back and you're going to be able to do something about the other already in the first few days. And then you have to be with that, going to what's going to be on. Yeah, no, there were definitely moments of frustration. I'm not going to lie about that, but our training staff, the, you know, Stu, Solo, Sean, Tyler, Carla Kelly, always give one there. They told me to trust the plan. They said that they've seen this type of thing happen numerous times and they know that it's going to take a lot.

4:54:41But like, you're going to go into the bottom of the field. And so it's, you know, think of it now. It's kind of funny. But in the moment, I was like, don't tell me that. But it's, you know, it is what it is. What do you think of it? I think it played great. You know, it's a competitive excellence that we talk about here, you know, making plenty of numbers called. And also, some of us called and he didn't work in class at all. No, it's always great seeing young guys as sound old saying that, but awesome going out there and doing this thing. You know, we all know we could do it. There was not a doubt in my mind. He was going to go out there and show us the other. But it was great seeing 67. You got a way to be in his ear, you know, leading up to those games. I don't have a mean, you know, give him tips. What do you mean by college? Yeah, I know. I would, you know, make my voice known here and there, but he's already honest on his stuff. You know, I do like little new on things that I can't really like. Like, if he does this, he might do this because learning from my mistakes.

4:55:43I was like, I like, he can do this so you don't make the same mistake I do. But Austin's a fantastic athlete, you know, just strong as not. And so he did fantastic doing what he does. Well, the team of you hit as much time between, you know, who's ever in your little malony. And coming back because time heals all. I mean, it was it was that thinking without hard to grasp it, sitting out with the maybe tough in the long run. The right thing. Yeah, those those are difficult concepts from the grass. You know, I've always been a stubborn kid. You know, my mom, this is about, you know, patients, patients hasn't always been my thing. So when it happened, I was like, I'll be back in two weeks. And in two weeks, Canada, I was like, it's the hurts. But it was just, you know, trusting the process and knowing what the, our, our channel staff knows what they're doing. And I knew they're getting back on the field. And so now that I'm on the field, just keep on going. Yeah, 100% less. We have to feel happy. Feel great. Yeah. God, what do you guys have a lot of experience on this line when you add a guy like that, with that level of experience?

4:56:45How much does that help in that center? When we add so much, yeah. Thank you. Yeah, you know, I'm very, very upset. You know, I'm upset is, I would say that the tip of the spear of our offense, I would say, they'll be, like, if teams play us, they're not going to come out and exactly what we think they're going to do. Because that's just, you know, game plan. But set, set communicates throughout the entire, almost down to the snap count of what we have to do, make sure all guys on the same page, there'll be times where, well, in this case, and he, like, yells at me like, hey, we're going over here. And so I know that just follow what he says, and then we're going to make a good play out of it. What do you make of rotation and hatred and off-shared? From your experience, Garth, what are the pros and cons? Well, it's a great coach for our question. I just play a left guard. I know that both guys are very talented, and I know that when they're in the game, they're trying to prove themselves.

4:57:48And so just having to compare the flag and guys getting after it. And as long as we move the ball and get to the end of the game, I don't think anyone cares if they do, doesn't it? All right. None of the thank you. Thanks, Garth. We definitely want to be more disruptive and get more sacks, but, you know, if anyone's going to get to Ohio State, they get the ball off fast. They're not going to let us rush them, because they know, like, what's going to happen. So teams are just smart. They know not to hold the ball. You know, they quick screens, quick passes. But if they hold the ball, it will be a completely different story. It's frustrating, but, you know, it is what it is. We cut out half their game plan just by being explosive. What would like is come on for time, the last couple of years, you know, you've been around him and stuff. What's different about him is approach, etc.

4:58:48I'll say Ty is definitely more of a leader now. He leaves the whole D-line, the whole interior. He's that head guy you go to if you need advice for anything. He leaves as a great example for the young guys. Yeah, he's almost like this sign partner a little bit, you know, but he last year especially. He seems to be in the right place at the right time along. That's not a trick. I mean, what do you call that maturity? Why would you call him? I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious, the way he's in his way of the room, his diet, his everything. He's top of the notch on recovery. Yeah, everything you need is a player. And then for you, what's different about you three years ago? I mean, right now, as you get ready for this season, obviously you want to stay healthy. You think this makes like a double? Where are you better as a player? I think I'm better everywhere. I'm not trying to be like a big headed, but I think I've taken a big step since last year. You know, I think the whole deadline has, and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday. Yeah, and how will you let you open this deadline?

4:59:48Because it's veterans across the four. I mean, where are you all going to be known for? I think we're going to be the most disrupted group in the nation. And yeah, I think what he's talking about is how consistent he's set for the loss of his men. Is your hand on it? What do you see in your battles with Seth? Seth definitely knows what he's doing. He's not like you. You know, strong. He's not like a pushover or nothing like that. He's a great player and glad we got him. How do you see him leading that line? Is it better to come in on the next day? I mean, I say he knows what's going on. He tells other people what's going on. If you don't know the play, ask him. He's kind of that guy. Like, he knows everything. He studies with a lot. Strong, fast. Yeah. It's a big dude, but you know, it's good work. I think of the day I'm glad. Glad he's that guard. I think it's a better position for him. And you'll be a great guard in the future.

5:00:50Last spring, I think the most we're talking about is the drop. The most recent. He's about the Mitchell belt. How would you describe the way that pitch gets up? Mitch is playing basketball on grass as with Coach J. Culver. He has a unique style that could not be reciprocated within anyone. He's a different athlete when it comes to things like this. I would thank you. Hey, Mr. You just want to do that? I'm so happy to be able to do that. Mr. You can't be close enough. I'm not going to stand here. Yeah. You can't be close enough.

5:01:50I'm not going to stand here. Yeah. Sorry. Last one, the right one. It's easy. It's easy. Oh, yeah. It's easy. I mean, you were identified as Leo. You know about Oklahoma State. They had big plans for you, right? Did you get your sense? Yeah, I definitely saw some likeness to my ability to be Leo. I definitely was excited to get into that position and do what I can do best. It's funny to mess with my ability, but of course those things change. You never know what to expect as much as you do in the house. We got to watch you inside of the room. We can help you watch your experience and stuff. You seem to be playing with a hollow level that you feel like that's the ability to get into the spring in situations. What did you feel going really right from? Yeah, I think for the majority of the spring, I've been feeling more confident in myself in my meetings. Even with everything that's happening in the past, there's something to have.

5:02:52A lot to get from, a lot to get into this program. So I think that kind of showed us how to make where I just let loose a little bit in this place and let's not be in this room. You take time with your team and what about the board? So we have to make our own room. Yeah, I think it definitely took a second to just trust myself in that line. Because the past couple years it didn't help me out in the best way. Obviously, but yeah, I mean, it's just like, it is very mental. I just found out just like every day. Just counteract them in fear or then like doubt and like my mind is in the whole thing. I think my mental area right now is really different. Do you feel all of my deep sense of being? What's that? Your ears tell me that wasn't it? Yeah, I don't usually get that. Yeah, I do feel home. I think it's past two years. It's definitely been learning her, but I think now what they've ever, I'm definitely comfortable and learning how to do it. And like what skillset and I've been taught me the skills. But what it looks like for me to be the best possible version of myself in this position. So yeah, it's okay.

5:03:54I think there's a group that's actually really good. It's just originally that you guys are working hard to have a group. Yeah. I think the biggest thing in our group is leadership. Because we have a lot of guys like you said in that room. In battle, tends to speak something. Especially come up in this ring and so this fall we just need to be the anchor. Because if I said it, it needs to show up every day. Game down. In rotation, you feel like it's you know. You just keep on going around and looking forward. And it speaks to what it's going to be like. Even one of the players on the official. Especially with this new season, I'd expect that. But you guys have to see it. You don't know until it happens. I'm just saying, yes, you see what's happening with this season. What's that? What is it that name? All these old guys that came back. Yeah, it's like a little brother, big brother, that I do.

5:04:56You know, a lot of the guys have been there. We're trying to help out and bring along the under guys. It's definitely a process in times, but I think the love we share in that room is very, very strong. And with that, I think it helps us get to anything and any challenges that we're coming. As well. Which maybe you already asked this training partner. Yeah. Let's move that. Come in here and get up to this point. Yeah. You finally kind of maybe hit that beautiful experience. It's a blessing. It's a big thing. Because you know, a lot of guys in my position, not the same injuries as so I came back. I'm just, I'm just thankful that I'm here in the best university in the world and the best training staff. And they got me to this point where I can be back to, be back to Elfie and better than Elfie. Because I feel like I've better than what I was. It's, it was humbling, I think, as you're anyways. Because I remember coming on how to say to something about a dream. You know, I had dreams of being the best version of myself doing all the things you know, the accolades. But then you know, things happen. It took me by surprise, the force, but I think it also gave me a lesson that I really needed.

5:05:58I mean, we lived needed to like grow until better version of ourselves. I think the journey was needed and it was a blessing for me. You have a question. You ever think about it? I can't do that, man. I love the sport too much to do that. You know, and I love the guys around me. I think that's the biggest thing that brought me back. It was just like, I can't do it to them. And you know, I just, I know we have where we can be on the field. So it's like, I'm gonna do everything I can to get back in my food. What do you have to do with that? Um, I'm just trying to go day by day. It's hard. That's what I found myself. There's always like, going to the future and thinking what I'm gonna do this thing. Or next day, next day, next day. But it's just like, it's overwhelming. And it's like, gave me stress. I think for me, it's just worried about tomorrow. And next day, it's like, it's all for me. And doing whatever I need to do and whatever, and skilling the sharpness. And it's like, what do you just have to do? Um, definitely last season. I think, uh, it was kind of hard to like, trust it last season. But I still think my body was at a movie set last season. All right, but for thank you. Thank you. It's just, you get a big play tomorrow.

5:06:59And that's what the training is for. Very good. You've asked about the top point of the video. You've been a sexual scientist. How much do you know? How much do you know? One year and a year. What other than the top point of the video? How important is your training? Yeah. I think what Tile E can do. You have to appreciate what Tile E can Tile E did last season. In the middle. Anybody can watch me here and take those guys. They did a great job of managing. And that's really, really, really, really helpful inside it. And so what you want to get out there, you're gonna get pastries. So you don't want to take those guys off. And like you know, Tile E can't rush the past. And Tile, you're gonna get Tile E to rush the past. So that's the thing that we support. You can find out how to rush the past. Play the world. And you've got a bonus of third-out. You can leave that big guy to get the last one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We're not chasing sex. We just chased on the same thing that W first of all.

5:07:59But I think the most important thing, is the confidence of our defense. We have to play a good fine at defense. We can do that. Well, you know, I'm okay. I'm not the sex. That's just a number two. There's many games that will change the effect of fourth-out. When the ball is three steps five, six, seven, seven. I'll say they were hands, magic hands, and we're not gonna pass. Those are the things that change people. And the one you use for you for less satisfied. You're a cyclical, you're a contextualized, you're a potential, you're a great teacher. You're never satisfied, right? You're not gonna get a teammate crew. I think our guys have done a great job. This way you can then stand in this hall, stand at the zack, and hope we got a good person. But they really determined things in the open. That's very obvious. We're gonna say, we're gonna rock all of these guys' right. But the ball, I can't control it. What the team is going to show the truck, and it's nice to get a full group of men assigned. We're gonna put a team here to see who's gonna run the ball. So it really depends on you. We can get going, I think that everything is just good. What is the joy of coaching a veteran defense opponent? What is the challenge?

5:09:00I think the joy is the fact that those guys are older guys now. I have some more to look up to. A year ago, we didn't have that. We didn't have a guy to set the ball. Now, the jacks and team teams are telling me they've ridded in a great job. I'm setting the bar for you. So that's the bonus point. So now you can lay on the veterans' route. Now the key is to stay consistent. As a unit, as a group, and as the biggest team can make a mistake. And we stay consistent. Give me a player, really hard. The challenge is on a small part of what we have to do. Is to build and play hard. And play an already good top before we arrive. It's how we need to. Nice, firm and believe that. And so now to get those guys to play, play hard. Runs the ball, everything I have to say. And that's what we're trying to do right now. We should never stand in the corner. You know that the match that man can fly. Well, it seems like Thailand could get probably more accepting. Most of the players are out there shooting. How much of that is like a natural ability, versus that the stuff that you got. We've got a back court, but we do train that. We call it back to the hand. We do drills every Tuesday. Take away the last part of our dream of supermixing.

5:10:00But he's got to give sense of eye hand court. And his opponent ball is coming out. And sometimes that's the best. To me, those are sacks. We need to take the ball. To enter the semesters for the point. But yeah, that's something we train. And he's got a great, great, great field play. You've got to challenge Thailand. It's all season. It's hard to get a pass. You know that? After said, the Thai economy slipped there. We challenge them all. It was just not going to go. You know, we don't train just going to go to dream all four or 16. We do the same concepts. So I think everyone has some good passwords. We don't take time to the side. We just don't know that he's a part of our unit. And I think he's proved me to be strong. He's powerful. He just comes into his two blocks. What makes him more effective? I said, thanks for that. It's a tough position to wrestle passable. And those are the things you can get sliding or double. So you get lost in the middle of the wrestling pass. Do you even want to win? He's got a chance to chance me. You're getting a shot. He had a key in the cage. I can help you show there. You're like, well, I'll just really help you send him a push each other. It's awesome. Yeah.

5:11:00He's been from the West focus. I practice a lot. Big plan of real high level right now. I think again, the cage and cage, they both different players. The cage and cage, they both different players. And cage, they're not just a silo. A silo. And cage is right behind it. So I think they got a bond. They're really built together. It's two players. Going through the same thing. They have a chance to really. To make an impact. Do they look like one or the other now? Yeah, I think they're ones. I don't tell those guys are two. They're ones. They got to be in the fill up. They're just going to be a different job. They have emitters the same boat. We have five minutes, I think, really. And we'll let you know. I'm not worried about this. You can get your trust. You mentioned Mitchell's weight gain. Like in terror, at the end of the day, now the main last year, from the beginning that. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. I think that's the most important thing. You mentioned Mitchell's weight gain. Like in terror, at the end of the day, from the beginning that. Full pledge to you, after that. When you want to die, you turn it for a long time. Oh, no doubt about it. You could only actually throw your prize. You're two six and then you can play the run. And he's really going to play in a six-tec thing. Play on top of the tie-in. He's got to give him. That's the thing I think is the most important. And that's one of the strength. And he feel really confident. Where exactly? He's a bomb. He's on a great track. He's going to speed it up. I'm going to learn. I'm going to get to the point.

5:12:00I'm going to get to the point. And he feel really confident. Where exactly? I'm going to score. He's a bomb. He's on a great track. He's going to speed it up. That's the second-oriented like this. Do you think you could do it a lot? Oh, no doubt. You know, Russian and college work together. And you've got a very secondary playman. And you get a whole-of-all moment. Certainly, that's a lot of it. I think it's important to have that. The guys in the back, they have some great shots. Does that change any of your messaging or coaching points in camp? Or is that more of a week to 8 in an incorporation type of a game? No, it's this. Is every day. You know, it's a everyday process. We've got a Russian pass over there. Which I really love. But getting there is really tough. And giving it the fact that you change the throw. Make it essential. In the back, I think that's important. We try not to look behind us. You know, maybe we try to make sure eyes are focused on what we can do at the front. We never turn around. It's all a call of all. That's all not. That's all not. That's what we're trying to do. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it.

5:14:46How would you describe how? We call it playing basketball in grass. That's what he has. He has that. And that crossover move in basketball. That is what he has. You can pretty simply just say his move and his head move. That's a great job. So as you need, he's fast. He's how he's doing. He's taking the ports. That's what you guys are proud of. We're proud of the working world for you too. Developing that type of Russian spots. How much to bring them to the guy with control. How much to bring them to the guy with control. How much to bring them to the guy with control. How much to bring them to the guy with control. Well, it is what deepness of skiing we're in. You allow them to do that a little bit. They're trying to let them do that. Take a better stress. So we can let them go and come up with those. And that was our tackle. So we can make them a little bit of it. That's what he has. Go to thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Oh, appreciate it. Yep. I think we had our moments where we kind of got selfish if anything about wanting to make a play that we kind of got out of our defense of

5:15:46live mentality and the rest of the mentality which is rushing four guys kind of caves the pocket and keep that quarterback in that little shelf. But other than that, you know, I think you did a great job and I think it showed him a sense. We saw a lot of things that improved on the push. But yeah, we're good. It's a pie to last year. Getting games and flash. About the exact same. It just matters. It's a matter of the record. It's a takeout. Have you ever worked with physical years? I think it seems like you could do it in short-term. Yeah, I think yeah. Some of it was like, you know, it's kind of like my freshman year coming back. We didn't really know how much I could handle. I'm like, how many plays I can handle at a certain amount of time. So it was just like kind of trial by air just seeing what I could do in the short amount of time that I had it. But I definitely think there was more trust to be had on the coach's side with me. So I think that definitely came into this spring into this fall camp, you know, doing all the plays and doing a lot of repetitions with those plays and getting, you know, really home-died on my play with the coach. Talk about feeling healthy now.

5:16:48Maybe you don't have to have to have those kind of decisions. Do that still ongoing with the training staff that's nearby? Yeah, I'm a training room as much as I can. I've been in there. I can leave the facility with like five different body parts. I start. But yeah, I think the biggest thing is just saying consistent. That's probably my biggest challenge going into this fall camp was I'd have moments like that where you said I'm flashing, but it's like where I stay consistent in every single play and doing my job, every single place where I get the biggest thing. I'm trying to continue to work on it. It's just the depth of defense that I'm in. You're trying to clear back up, taking queries, trying to clear back up, getting out of Jackson, getting the start of the jacks lawyer and J.P. Just the depth of defense that's really good for the guys. Yeah, I personally think we're one of the best team or best groups in the country. So I think it's great to have so many guys because you know it's going to be a very long season. And we're going to leave a lot of rotation. So I guess even when Jack and J.P. come out of the game, I stand there so I still have to be upheld. So that's really what me, Kaden and KJF are fighting to do every day.

5:17:50How bad are you? He's doing great. I'd say he's very, I feel like he's found himself in a humble kind of space. You know what I'm saying? Where he's kind of took a step back and just like put his head down and worked. Nothing has the same for yourself for a lot of the pressure from here. But it's really cool to see him motivating Steve from the end of that. We think this deep pitch will be known for in October and November. Where do you think that will be? People will be saying that. Thanks for watching us. I know J.P. It's just kind of hard to frame because I'm not there yet. But I just hope that we're known for doing our job and playing at a violently high level, and that's what we are and I think we can hang our hat on there for sure. Mitch, how much more do you think everything is there by day? Oh gosh, man. Who you telling me now? It's definitely like those injuries like I said, it's probably one of the more humbling experiences of my life. And it kept me grounded. You know, I really realized like this is not something that is going to be here forever. And I'm not going to be playing the sport forever.

5:18:51So I just really got to be blessed and thankful that I'm even in this position right now coming back from those injuries and saw the opportunity to play at a high level, which I am. So I think I've definitely found myself really trying to stay in the present as much as I can because it's not always guaranteed. And I'm going to be able to do what I can do. By Lake, it's up for right here. Yeah. It was definitely hard. I definitely had a lead on some of my loved ones, my family members, my parents, just to like really understand that this is what I wanted to do. And of course it is now. But yeah, it took a second to really just like how to understand what it really took to get my body right. How to recover, how to, you know, rest right. Do everything I can to that I can stay healthy for long. Thank you. Mike, do you want to get totally confident? I have a big picture on this roster. You got here. Yeah. Everyone did. Yeah. Women's that still you can you and then go forward like how do you instill this is how you want to be changed?

5:19:55You watch everybody. Yeah, I think it turns into motivation. If anything, knowing that a lot of the guys I think before us guys at that point is exceeded and stayed there. So that level excellence has to be like solidified in each rep that we do. And I think that the leaders of this team have really tried to hone on that every rep and every practice. We're trying to like understand why we're doing it and what we're doing is for. So I think keeping that on the forefront of our minds and every day and every practice is the big part getting back. I mean, yeah, we understand what's happening past couple of years and all the things that we haven't done. So I think this year is definitely like kind of a redemption in that right understanding that, you know, we follow in sort and we haven't met our expectations. And you know, it takes a lot to get there. We understand that and it takes more than what we've done. So I think finally, you know, taking that next step and doing everything we can intentionally be the biggest thing. That's what I talked about.

5:20:58Thank you. Thanks guys. Thank you. Thank you. He brings us Saturday and you know, he's putting a lot of hard work, you know, super team first guy and an excellent plan from a lot of things. So I'm really sorry for him to be able to feel Saturday. Yeah, finish last season. Yeah, I think it gives me a lot of confidence. I think for a lot of guys that we start playing, you know, our best ball especially on the defensive side of the ball. That's the second half of season. And so we're just all excited like I said, you know, you know, just chomping up the bed to get the Saturday. You know, we can't wait to put the pads on and be in the shoe with the, you know, 100 plus thousand fans and, you know, put on a good performance. Yeah, we get that. You know, the year three is the defense of chasing perfection. What is that look like? Yeah, you know, we talked a lot about shutouts and I'm not going to say that, you know, that's an expectation. But, you know, we think that our defense is good enough to go out there, you know, win the game for us.

5:21:59You know, there's not going to be a lot of saying that because that's why we all came out. We came back to be the best defense of the country. And I think that, you know, the expectations got you're super high for us. We had a whole week's early high standard, which we have. And I'm just really excited to see, you know, it all come together in a game for a minute against somebody else other than our offense. We're a couple of you back there with the three of us. They have to feel where your opponent is trying to have a bet something together. Yeah, and that pissed us off too. They're getting them three points up, but, you know, we're really excited for opportunity to, you know, hopefully get one of those this year. As you really feel. Yeah. Yeah. Jack, Jay T. How did you see Grown just in the last several months? What do you see about him from this higher standpoint? You know, I was asking him that it's kind of a possible ask me out and have a Penn State game. Every way that I do. Yeah, I say so. But where is he trying? I mean, where is he trying? That it differently, I guess going into this season. Yeah, I mean, he's just, you know, Jay T is just, you know, he's taking that next step. He's super focused in, you know, this whole offseason. We've been really down and trying to pinpoint stuff that we can get better at, you know, specifically attacking it and really trying to, you know, focus in and get better on those things.

5:23:00I think that he has. He looks great, you know, this whole fall camp leading up to this game so far this game prep week. So he's definitely taking, you know, huge strides. And, you know, I think a lot of people would give him unfair criticism too because they do all expect to have a Penn State game every game, which is, you know, that's one of the best defensive games he ever played. So it's unfair to say that, but he's been consistently one of the best defensive players in the call of football. If you turn on the tape, so I'm really excited to get out there with him this year and, you know, Rickson having a fight. You move the expectations for both of you guys. Yeah, I came in. Yeah. You feel like this is the year it comes to fruition from the standpoint of dominance. I don't know. I don't know if that word, what's your sense of that? Yeah, I mean, no, that's something that we talked about. I think that's something all four of us and, you know, really eight of us on the D line talking about is, you know, being dominant. You know, there's no ceiling to how good we can be this year and we know that it's all about us going out there and doing it. You know, we can talk about it all day, but until we go out there and do it, you know, it doesn't mean a damn thing. So, you know, we're all excited to get out there. Man, we're hungry and, you know, I've seen this at a different level of determination, you know, the chase greatness.

5:24:04And I've seen this and I've been here. So, you know, like I said, we're just, you know, we just can't wait for Saturday. I know the fish coming in for the first time. You never know about the whole of the company. Yeah. But you're playing a team here. If you play Bayou, you get some more of the November's season. Hopefully in the other day, this year, definitely in the same season. What's the challenge when you're not going to be in the season for the way you would be getting the season? You know, I think the challenge is that, you know, we're playing an opponent's coming in our house in the shoe this week. We get eight shots left in the shoe. And we've got to make everyone of them count and Akron to get a football team. You know, good, good head coach. I believe he was the offensive coordinator for Oregon when they beat us here in my freshman year. You know, so they're going to be well coach. You're going to run their offense well and, you know, play good defense. So, the us, you know, in Coach Day always says, never about our opponents always about us. You know, if we're executing on the high level and playing fast and physical, then, you know, things will take care of itself. So, we've got to get a opponent Akron and, you know, works out of playing the Saturday. You're right here, only on this Saturday.

5:25:06I think there's a lot of good aching things. It's more than this is my nuts and nuts in my eyes. You know, on the other side, you guys playing a lot more sound, I guess. Yeah. This sort of thing, this year, just now, just talked about opening up and opening up and running more groceries. It's not leaving the house and playing along the defensive lines. Is there more than this is on attacking the line of extremists playing the wrestling? Yeah, and I think that, I think that, you know, a huge emphasis this fall camp and leading up to this season is to, you know, kind of let us play more downhill, more free with less thinking. So, I think that's been great, honestly, the last few weeks and, you know, in the camp as well. And so, you know, I think that we are going to, you guys are going to see a more downhill team. And, you know, more of us coming off the edge, and we can have it, you guys all want to see. So, I think that, you know, we're really excited to go out there and, you know, and, you know, and, and, and, and, you know, we're really excited for that. Have you seen signed a theater yet that you walked in on that play? No, I haven't watched it yet. I got no comment on that.

5:26:08Where do you feel like you've grown the most personally from where you were in your year? I think that this off season was big for me and, you know, give my body right. I think that, you know, I don't really like to talk about myself, but I think that I'm a little more exposed as I was maybe in years past. And, you know, I'm just really excited for the work that we put in. We've grown so many different areas with our hands and hips across the defensive line. So, you know, like I said, just, just super excited for Saturday. What do you do more changes in your life? I just, I just want to get a little more leaner, you know, really work on that. And, I just work on my technique, you know, my stance, my get off and stuff like that.